Uyghur Policy Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 2/26/2024
Actions
- 2024-02-26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2024-02-15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2024-02-15On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 6 (Roll no. 50). (text: 2/13/2024 CR H551-553)
- 2024-02-15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 6 (Roll no. 50). (text: 2/13/2024 CR H551-553)
- 2024-02-15Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H659-660)
- 2024-02-13At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2024-02-13DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2766.
- 2024-02-13Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H551-554)
- 2024-02-13Mrs. Kim (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2023-11-29Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
- 2023-11-29Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2023-04-20Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2023-04-20Introduced in House
- 2023-04-20Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2024-02-15 (53)
Uyghur Policy Act of 2023
This bill addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China.
The bill authorizes the establishment of a Special Coordinator for Uyghur Issues position within the Department of State.
The State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs may, subject to appropriations, make certain funds available to human rights advocates working on behalf of Uyghurs and members of other persecuted minority groups from the XUAR. The funds, if made available, shall be used to facilitate the presence of such human rights advocates at public diplomacy forums to speak on issues related to the human rights and religious freedoms of persecuted minority groups in China.
The State Department must ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers. It must also ensure that a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service is assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in China.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Bill Johnson (R-OH)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
Subjects
- Albania
- Asia
- Canada
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional tributes
- Department of State
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Germany
- Government information and archives
- Human rights
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International organizations and cooperation
- Protest and dissent
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