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House Judiciary Committee advances bill aimed at transnational repression of Utah residents
Summary
The committee adopted and favorably recommended first substitute HB 547, a package that seeks to require education for international students and create criminal-penalty enhancements for crimes committed at the direction of foreign governments; witnesses described threats, bounties and campus pressure as evidence the problem is present in the U.S.
Representative Clancy presented the first substitute to HB 547 on Feb. 23 before the House Judiciary Committee, saying the bill seeks to protect people on U.S. soil from coercion and harassment by foreign governments or their agents. The sponsor cited recent reporting involving Olympic athlete Alyssa Liu and a 2022 Department of Justice indictment as context for the measure.
Advocates Anna Kwok and Kelly Curry testified remotely. Kwok, a Hong Kong activist and former executive director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, said "transnational…
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