H.R. 2766Uyghur Policy Act of 2023

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Sponsor: Young Kim [R-CA-40]
Cosponsors: 106 · 60 Republicans · 46 Democrats
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Feb 26, 2024 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

IntroducedApr 20, 2023
Passed the HouseFeb 15, 2024
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 residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) 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 persecuted minority groups from the XUAR. 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 persecuted minority groups 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 posts in China.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2766 as passed House on Feb 15, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.