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This bill, titled the "Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act," establishes U.S. policy regarding religious freedom in China by outlining several key provisions. The bill proposes holding Chinese government officials accountable for religious freedom abuses by potentially imposing sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for actions such as arbitrary detention, forced sterilization, torture, forced labor, and restrictions on religious expression against minority groups including Protestant Christians, Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims, and Falun Gong practitioners. The State Department is directed to support efforts promoting international religious freedom in China and monitor transnational repression of religious minorities. Congress recommends designating China as a "country of particular concern" for religious freedom, strengthening diplomatic engagement on behalf of religious minorities, raising individual prisoner cases at high diplomatic levels, calling for the unconditional release of unjustly detained religious and political prisoners, and ensuring humane treatment of detainees with access to family, legal counsel, medical care, and the ability to practice their faith. Additionally, the bill encourages the global faith community to speak in solidarity with oppressed religious groups in China.

Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3056/all-info