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Uyghur Policy Act of 2022

12/29/2022, 11:48 PM

Congressional Summary of S 4073

Uyghur Policy Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of State to take various actions concerning the treatment of Uyghurs and other minority groups in China. For example, the bill requires the State Department to (1) support human rights advocates representing such groups speaking at public diplomacy forums, including in Muslim-majority countries; (2) ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers; and (3) support the appointment of a special rapporteur or working group at the United Nations to monitor and report on human rights violations and abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.

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Current Status of Bill S 4073

Bill S 4073 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 7, 2022. Bill S 4073 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on April 7, 2022.  Bill S 4073's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. as of April 7, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 4073

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 4073

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Potential Impact Areas

- 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
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Turkey
- United Nations

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 4073

Uyghur Policy Act of 2022
Uyghur Policy Act of 2022
A bill to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other ethnic groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their district civilization and identity, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 4073

Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
FloridaRepublican

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