H.Res. 317: Condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity being committed against Uyghurs and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups by the People’s Republic of China.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 414 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES317 (2021-12-08), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity being committed against Uyghurs and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups by the People’s Republic of China.

Plain summary

This resolution states that the Chinese government is responsible for ongoing abuses against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups and that these abuses constitute genocide and crimes against humanity. The resolution also condemns such genocide and crimes against humanity and calls on the President to take certain actions to put an end to these atrocities.

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Official text

Condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity being committed against Uyghurs and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups by the People’s Republic of China.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 44 cosponsors

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Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Young Kim (R-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ami Bera (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), August Pfluger (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 414 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES317 (2021-12-08): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres317.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres317 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117