3.0.0 3622 2023-01-11T13:40:56Z 2023-01-11T13:40:56Z Senate S 2018-11-14 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-11-14T21:56:04Z Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 115 7123 HR 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. Related bill CRS 2018-11-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2018-11-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-11-14 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-11-14 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-11-14 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2018-11-14 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-11-14 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2018-11-14 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2018-11-14 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2018-11-14 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-11-14 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2018-11-14 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-11-14 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2018-11-14 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-11-14 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-11-14 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2018-11-15 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2018-11-28 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-12-11 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2018-12-12 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2018-12-12 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2018-12-13 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-12-17 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-12-19 False M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2018-12-19 False International Affairs Alliances Asia Business ethics 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 Government information and archives Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International exchange and broadcasting International organizations and cooperation News media and reporting Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Sanctions Terrorism Trade restrictions United Nations Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2018-11-14 Introduced in Senate 2019-01-15T16:51:49Z 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.


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