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H.R. 4848

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4848, the No Tax Treaties for Foreign Aggressors Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Aug 1, 2025 by Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Aug 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


Record

Text

H.R. 4848 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4848/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4848 IH: No Tax Treaties for Foreign Aggressors Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-08-01
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4848 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2025 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL
To terminate the United States-People’s Republic of China Income Tax Convention if the People’s Liberation Army initiates an armed attack against Taiwan.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Tax Treaties for Foreign Aggressors Act of 2025 .
2.
Conditional termination of the United States-People’s Republic of China Income Tax Convention
(a)
In general
The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide written notice to the People's Republic of China through diplomatic channels of the United States intent to terminate the United States-The People’s Republic of China Income Tax Convention, done at Beijing April 30, 1984, and entered into force January 1, 1987, as provided by Article 28 of the Convention, not later than 30 days after the President notifies the Secretary of the Treasury that the People’s Liberation Army has initiated an armed attack against the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan ).
(b)
Congressional notification
The President shall submit written notification of a termination described in subsection (a) to—
(1)
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ;
(2)
the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
(3)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(4)
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-08-01
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To terminate the United States-People's Republic of China Income Tax Convention if the People's Liberation Army initiates an armed attack against Taiwan.

Sponsors

Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R) sponsors H.R. 4848 alone.

Committees

H.R. 4848 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Aug 1, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4848 has taken 2 actions since Aug 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Aug 1, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Aug 1, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 4848 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4848.

Titles

H.R. 4848 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Tax Treaties for Foreign Aggressors Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • No Tax Treaties for Foreign Aggressors Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To terminate the United States-People's Republic of China Income Tax Convention if the People's Liberation Army initiates an armed attack against Taiwan. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 4848 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Education, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INDEPENDENT SECTORDistrict of Columbia14

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INDEPENDENT SECTOR14

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BENJAMIN KERSHAW114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INDEPENDENT SECTORINDEPENDENT SECTOR2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT SECTORINDEPENDENT SECTOR2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT SECTORINDEPENDENT SECTOR2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT SECTORINDEPENDENT SECTOR2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4848 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4848’s is International Affairs.

hr4848/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4848, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas:H.R. 4848.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3674]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com