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Introduced
12/15/2022
12/15/2022
In Committee
12/15/2022
12/15/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To require a determination of whether certain Chinese enti- ties are responsible for human rights abuses that meet the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act or the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020.
AI Summary
This bill, the Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act, requires the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, to determine whether certain Chinese entities are responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses against Uyghurs or other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, and whether those entities meet the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, or Executive Order 13818 (which blocks the property of persons involved in serious human rights abuse or corruption). The entities specified in the bill are Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Huada Gene Technology Co., Ltd. (BGI Group), Tiandy Technologies Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (10)
August Pfluger (R)*,
Dan Crenshaw (R),
Neal Dunn (R),
Jake Ellzey (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Jared Golden (D),
Barry Moore (R),
María Salazar (R),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Daniel Webster (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 12/15/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9596/all-info | 12/16/2022 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr9596/BILLS-117hr9596ih.pdf | 12/31/2022 |
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