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Uyghur Policy Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1252| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2023
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (7)
Rick Scott (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Uyghur Policy Act of 2023 This bill addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other persecuted minority groups in China, particularly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to support human rights advocates representing these groups to speak at public diplomacy forums, including in Muslim-majority countries; ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers; make every effort to ensure a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service is assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular missions in China, Turkey (Türkiye), and other nations with Uyghur populations; and submit to Congress a strategy to secure the release of political prisoners in China. The bill also requires the State Department and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to support the appointment of a U.N. special rapporteur or working group to monitor and report on human rights violations and abuses in the XUAR, oppose any efforts to prevent consideration of issues related to the XUAR at the United Nations, and oppose any efforts to prevent Uyghur human rights advocates from participating in certain U.N. events.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4073
Uyghur Policy Act of 2022
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 26, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-2766
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4073
    Uyghur Policy Act of 2022


  • April 20, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • February 26, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-2766
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

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  • HR 118-2766: Uyghur Policy Act of 2023
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Uyghur Policy Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1252| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2023
Uyghur Policy Act of 2023 This bill addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other persecuted minority groups in China, particularly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to support human rights advocates representing these groups to speak at public diplomacy forums, including in Muslim-majority countries; ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers; make every effort to ensure a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service is assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular missions in China, Turkey (Türkiye), and other nations with Uyghur populations; and submit to Congress a strategy to secure the release of political prisoners in China. The bill also requires the State Department and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to support the appointment of a U.N. special rapporteur or working group to monitor and report on human rights violations and abuses in the XUAR, oppose any efforts to prevent consideration of issues related to the XUAR at the United Nations, and oppose any efforts to prevent Uyghur human rights advocates from participating in certain U.N. events.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4073
Uyghur Policy Act of 2022
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 26, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-2766
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4073
    Uyghur Policy Act of 2022


  • April 20, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • February 26, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-2766
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (7)
Rick Scott (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2766: Uyghur Policy Act of 2023
  • 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