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Coalition of Asian American and Allied Partners Successfully Stop House Attempt to Reinstate ‘China Initiative’
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Washington, DC — On March 6, the House passed the House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act, 2024 after removing language to reinstate the controversial ‘China Initiative.’ The Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF), Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), Stop AAPI Hate/ CAA and nearly 50 coalition partners came together to oppose the original bill’s explanatory materials that contained language to revive the now-defunct program.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Says New SAFE Act Will Safeguard Against Surveillance Abuses and Protect the Privacy and Civil Liberties for Millions of Americans
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Dick Durbin and Mike Lee introduced The Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act, a new bipartisan bill to safeguard against surveillance abuses while including the necessary provisions required to gather the foreign intelligence used to protect our nation.
The Advancing Justice - AAJC Messaging Guidance fact sheet provides key information for politicians, political candidates, journalists, and more on how to discuss national security concerns without China-bashing or vilifying Asian Americans.
(Updated 6/26/2025)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Applauds Removal of the Rounds Amendment from the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice – AAJC) today commended lawmakers’ decision to strike S. 2226 § 1086 (Senate Amendment 813) introduced by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-ND) amendment in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Mark Udall represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate from 2009 to 2015. He is a senior adviser to the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability and John C. Yang is the president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice –AAJC. Together they penned the opinion editorial, How Congress can end the era of warrantless spying on Americans:
House Set to Consider Two FISA-related Bills on December 12
On December 12, 2023, the House will reportedly vote on the House Judiciary Committee’s (HJC) bipartisan Protecting Liberty and Ending Warrantless Surveillance Act as well as the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s (HPSCI) FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act under seldom-used “Queen of the Hill” rules, which dictate that the bill to receive the most votes will be the bill that is referred the Senate for consideration.
National Coalition of 92 Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Opposes Reauthorizing FISA Section 702 in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024
Section 702 grants intelligence agencies broad authority to collect the communications of foreigners abroad who use U.S. communications platforms. But as currently written and interpreted, it enables unfettered, warrantless, and discriminatory surveillance that encroaches on the privacy of everyday Americans in the U.S. and abroad.
Coalition of 63 Asian American and Allied Organizations Opposes Short-Term Reauthorization of Section 702
Section 702 and related surveillance authorities have been misused to spy on Americans, including but not limited to protesters, journalists, campaign donors, and members of Congress. The consequences of such misuse have had a profound impact on our Asian American community, resulting in wrongful targeting, unjust surveillance, and devastating tolls on careers, livelihoods, and reputations.
On October 9th, 2023, Texas State Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R) introduced S.B. 51 which seeks to completely ban Chinese, Iranian, North Korean, and Russian citizens from purchasing agricultural land in the state. This comes only months after Sen. Kolkhorst introduced a similar bill, S.B. 147, which also sought to discriminate against individuals from these 4 countries and bar them from purchasing agricultural property in the state of Texas.
In 1804, Ohio was the first state to pass legislation permitting non-United States citizens to own land, paving the way for other states to do the same.