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Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act

USA119th CongressS-3056| Senate 
| Updated: 10/27/2025
Ted Budd

Ted Budd

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (6)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Ashley Moody (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill establishes United States policy to combat religious persecution in the People's Republic of China. It declares that officials of the Chinese government responsible for abuses against religious minorities, such as arbitrary detention, torture, and forced labor, may be considered to have committed gross violations of human rights, potentially leading to sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The legislation also directs the Department of State to support efforts promoting international religious freedom in China and to monitor the transnational repression of religious minority groups. Additionally, the bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should actively promote religious freedom in China through various diplomatic channels. This includes designating the People's Republic of China as a country of particular concern for religious freedom if severe violations persist. Congress urges strengthening diplomacy, raising cases of religious and political prisoners with Chinese officials, and calling for the unconditional release of unjustly detained individuals.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3164
Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act
Oct 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Oct 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 28, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5838
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3164
    Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act


  • October 27, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 27, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • October 28, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5838
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5838: Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act

Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act

USA119th CongressS-3056| Senate 
| Updated: 10/27/2025
This bill establishes United States policy to combat religious persecution in the People's Republic of China. It declares that officials of the Chinese government responsible for abuses against religious minorities, such as arbitrary detention, torture, and forced labor, may be considered to have committed gross violations of human rights, potentially leading to sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The legislation also directs the Department of State to support efforts promoting international religious freedom in China and to monitor the transnational repression of religious minority groups. Additionally, the bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should actively promote religious freedom in China through various diplomatic channels. This includes designating the People's Republic of China as a country of particular concern for religious freedom if severe violations persist. Congress urges strengthening diplomacy, raising cases of religious and political prisoners with Chinese officials, and calling for the unconditional release of unjustly detained individuals.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3164
Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act
Oct 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Oct 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 28, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5838
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3164
    Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act


  • October 27, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 27, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • October 28, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5838
    Introduced in House
Ted Budd

Ted Budd

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (6)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Ashley Moody (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5838: Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted