3.0.0 1630 2023-01-11T13:48:25Z 2023-01-11T13:48:25Z House HR 2021-03-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DEUTCH:H.R. 1630.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H1121]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2021-05-18T20:03:22Z Referred to 2021-03-08T17:06:00Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-03-08T17:06:05Z Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act 117 1080 S 2021-04-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2021-05-18 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2021-03-08 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2021-03-08 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2021-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 N D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2021-03-08 True W000825 Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] Jennifer Wexton D VA 10 2021-03-08 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2021-03-08 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2021-03-18 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-03-18 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2021-03-18 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2021-04-08 False K000397 Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39] Young Kim R CA 39 2021-04-15 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2021-05-11 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2021-05-11 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2021-05-11 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2021-05-11 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2021-05-11 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2021-05-11 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2021-05-11 False S001159 Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] Marilyn Strickland D WA 10 2021-05-11 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2021-05-11 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2021-06-01 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2021-06-01 False A000148 Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] Jake Auchincloss D MA 4 2021-06-17 False B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2021-06-24 False J000305 Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53] Sara Jacobs D CA 53 2021-07-16 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2021-07-20 False K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2021-08-06 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2021-08-24 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2021-11-03 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2022-02-15 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2022-07-26 False R000305 Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] Deborah Ross D NC K. 2 2022-07-26 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2022-09-29 False International Affairs Alliances Asia China Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Family relationships Government information and archives Human rights Immigration status and procedures International organizations and cooperation Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion International Affairs 00 2021-03-08 Introduced in House 2021-05-30T18:08:38Z Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act

This bill designates certain residents of the Xinjiang region in China as prioritized refugees of special humanitarian concern and addresses other related issues.

This priority designation shall apply to individuals (and the spouses, children, and parents of such individuals) who (1) reside in or fled Xinjiang and who suffered persecution on account of their peaceful political, religious, or cultural activities or associations, or have a well-founded fear of such persecution; or (2) have been formally charged, detained, or convicted for certain peaceful actions related to Xinjiang. Such an individual may not be denied admission into the United States based primarily on an arrest or other adverse government action due to that individual's participation in protests.

The bill also waives certain immigration-related requirements for such individuals.

Furthermore, a Chinese national seeking refugee status shall be considered to have been persecuted on account of political opinion if the Chinese government revoked that individual's residency in any region of China because the individual submitted a nonfrivolous application for a U.S. immigration benefit.

Similarly, if the Chinese government revoked a Chinese national's citizenship, nationality, or residency because that individual filed for a U.S. immigration benefit, that revocation shall constitute a changed circumstance. (Among other things, a changed circumstance may allow an individual who has been rejected for asylum to apply again.)

]]> Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act Display Title Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To designate residents of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1630ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1630ih.xml 2021-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.