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Uyghur Policy Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4073| Senate 
| Updated: 4/7/2022
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Apr 7, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 5, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4785
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • April 7, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 7, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • December 5, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4785
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Uyghur Policy Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4073| Senate 
| Updated: 4/7/2022
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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Timeline
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Apr 7, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 5, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4785
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • April 7, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 7, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • December 5, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4785
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlbaniaAsiaCanadaChinaCongressional oversightCongressional tributesDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefForeign language and bilingual programsGermanyGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational organizations and cooperationProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionTurkeyUnited Nations