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US S5273

US S5273
Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act


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Introduced
12/15/2022
In Committee
12/15/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
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 if so, whether those entities 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. 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.

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 12/15/2022)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5273/all-info 12/16/2022
BillText https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s5273/BILLS-117s5273is.pdf 01/25/2023
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