Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3655 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3655 To require the President to remove the extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices if Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 15, 2026 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the President to remove the extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices if Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act''. SEC. 2. DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO EXTEND CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES TO THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) Determination Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and thereafter as part of each certification required by the Secretary of State under section 205(a)(1)(A) of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5725(a)(1)(A)), the Secretary of State shall, as part of such certification, include a separate determination that-- (1) the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices-- (A) merit extension and application of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities specified in subsection (b); or (B) no longer meri