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To counter the mass arbitrary detention of Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7384| House 
| Updated: 12/20/2018
Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (4)
Ann Wagner (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018 or the UIGHUR Act of 2018 This bill restricts executive agencies from procuring goods and services from foreign persons involved in China's mass detention of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang province. It also places export controls on various technologies used to facilitate the mass detentions.
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Dec 20, 2018
Introduced in House
Dec 20, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  • December 20, 2018
    Introduced in House
  • December 20, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAfricaAsiaAssault and harassment offensesChinaComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsMiddle EastNews media and reportingPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRight of privacySanctionsTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictionsTravel and tourismVisas and passports

To counter the mass arbitrary detention of Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7384| House 
| Updated: 12/20/2018
Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018 or the UIGHUR Act of 2018 This bill restricts executive agencies from procuring goods and services from foreign persons involved in China's mass detention of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang province. It also places export controls on various technologies used to facilitate the mass detentions.
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Timeline
Dec 20, 2018
Introduced in House
Dec 20, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  • December 20, 2018
    Introduced in House
  • December 20, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (4)
Ann Wagner (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAfricaAsiaAssault and harassment offensesChinaComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsMiddle EastNews media and reportingPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRight of privacySanctionsTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictionsTravel and tourismVisas and passports