S. 3622: Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-11-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Who proposed it: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018

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Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 This bill directs various U.S. government bodies to prepare reports on China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report to Congress on issues including the security threats caused by the Chinese government's reported crackdown on the Uyghur population in Xinjiang province. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall report on topics such as its efforts to protect ethnic Uyghurs and Chinese nationals in the United States from Chinese government intimidation. The U.S. Agency for Global Media shall report on media-related matters, including the reach of U.S. media into Xinjiang and assessments of Chinese propaganda strategies. The Department of State shall report on the scope of the reported crackdown in Xinjiang, including the number of detained individuals, an assessment of government surveillance in the province, and U.S. diplomatic efforts to address the crackdown.

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Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018

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Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · 23 cosponsors

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Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jerry Moran (R-KS)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3622.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s3622 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115