3.0.0 7123 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z House HR 2018-11-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 179 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 7123.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution____________________[Page H9510]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-11-13T19:01:10Z hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2018-11-13T19:01:05Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-11-13T19:01:00Z Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 115 3622 S 2018-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2018-11-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-11-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2018-11-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2018-11-13 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2018-11-13 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2018-11-13 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2018-11-13 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2018-11-13 True C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2018-11-13 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2018-11-13 True H001059 Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] Randy Hultgren R IL 14 2018-11-13 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-11-13 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2018-11-29 False P000197 Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] NANCY PELOSI D CA 12 2018-11-30 False K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2018-11-30 False G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 2018-11-30 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-12-10 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2018-12-12 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2018-12-12 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2018-12-12 False International Affairs Asia Assault and harassment offenses China Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of State Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign labor Government information and archives Human rights International exchange and broadcasting International organizations and cooperation News media and reporting Political movements and philosophies Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sanctions Terrorism Trade restrictions United Nations Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2018-11-13 Introduced in House 2018-12-04T15:17:15Z Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018

This bill directs various U.S. government bodies to prepare reports on China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report to Congress on issues including the security threats caused by the Chinese government's reported crackdown on the Uyghur population in Xinjiang province.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall report on topics such as its efforts to protect ethnic Uyghurs and Chinese nationals in the United States from Chinese government intimidation.

The U.S. Agency for Global Media shall report on media-related matters, including the reach of U.S. media into Xinjiang and assessments of Chinese propaganda strategies.

The Department of State shall report on the scope of the reported crackdown in Xinjiang, including the number of detained individuals, an assessment of government surveillance in the province, and U.S. diplomatic efforts to address the crackdown.

]]> Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 Display Title Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and outside China. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr7123ih/xml/BILLS-115hr7123ih.xml 2018-11-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.