9 House Republicans Vote Against Bill Requiring Background Checks to Small Business Programs Exploited by ChinaNine House Republicans voted on Sept. 29 against passing a bill that would require federal agencies to do background checks on companies that are seeking government funds through small business programs while having ties to foreign nations deemed a national security risk, including China.
The bill is titled the SBIR and STTR Extension Act and passed Thursday in a 415–9 vote. Changes made to the bill aim to ensure that foreign countries of concern cannot access national security-related technology.
Nine GOP lawmakers: Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Chip Roy (R-Texas) opposed the measure....
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