H.R. 4785Uyghur Policy Act of 2021

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Sponsor: Young Kim [R-CA-39]
Cosponsors: 79 · 40 Republicans · 39 Democrats
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Dec 5, 2022 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

IntroducedJul 29, 2021
Passed the HouseDec 1, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.

The bill authorizes the establishment of a Special Coordinator for Uyghur Issues position within the Department of State.

The State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs may, subject to appropriations, make certain funds available to human rights advocates working on behalf of Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups persecuted in China. The funds, if made available, shall be used to facilitate the presence of such human rights advocates at public diplomacy forums to speak on issues related to the human rights and religious freedoms of minority groups persecuted in China.

The State Department must ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers. It must also ensure that a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service is assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular missions in China.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4785 as passed House on Dec 1, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 494

House Dec 1, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Uyghur Policy Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

407 Yea 17 Nay 8 not voting

Crossed both parties 17 of 424 voting members broke with their own party: 17 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic219 members

Republican213 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors79 · 40 Republicans · 39 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4785 and vote against it. 10 signed when it was filed.

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