(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and another bill that would block American exports of non-lethal crowd control products to the Hong Kong police force on Thursday morning, sending a strong message to Chinese leader Xi Jinping after months of pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous region.

"With the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, we reaffirm America's commitment to democracy and human rights and the rule of law in the face of Beijing's crackdown," Pelosi said.

Now, the bills will go to President Donald Trump for his signature.

Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the Foreign Affairs committee, told CNN he was confident Trump will sign the legislation. Although he hadn't spoken to the President about it personally, he said, "the administration, they're very supportive."

"I can't see, well it would fly in the face of the truth," McCaul added. "This is happening in Hong Kong, and we need to support the people of Hong Kong."

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