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S. 3744: Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

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S. 3744: Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-145.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 110 (2020): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S3744 (2020-05-27), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-145. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

Plain summary

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 This bill imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and requires various reports on the topic. The President shall periodically report to Congress a list identifying foreign individuals and entities responsible for such human rights abuses. The President shall impose (1) property-blocking sanctions on the identified individuals and entities, and (2) visa-blocking sanctions on the identified individuals. The bill requires reports to Congress on (1) human rights abuses in Xinjiang; (2) efforts to protect U.S. citizens and residents, including ethnic Uyghurs and Chinese nationals studying or working in the United States, from harassment and intimidation by the Chinese government; and (3) the Chinese government's acquisition and development of technology to facilitate internment and mass surveillance in Xinjiang. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a classified report to Congress on (1) Chinese government policies in Xinjiang that constitute gross violations of human rights, and (2) the scope and scale of the detention and forced labor of Muslim minority groups in China.

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Official text

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · 66 cosponsors

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James E. Risch (R-ID), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Rounds (R-SD), James Lankford (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tina Smith (D-MN), Todd Young (R-IN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Boozman (R-AR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and 6 more.

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Record fed-us-cong116-s3744 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116