House passes DHS bills on China-focused working group, Chinese batteries

The House on Monday advanced a bill to create a working group at the Homeland Security Department to counter the country’s trading practices and separate legislation to prevent the department from procuring batteries from six Chinese companies. The House Homeland Security Committee touted the passage of the two bills, with panel Chair Mark Green (R-TN) arguing the Chinese Communist Party’s “malign influence” on the U.S. “must be treated like the urgent threat it is.” “The United States must prioritize countering...