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This bill, titled the "Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act," establishes U.S. policy aimed at addressing religious freedom violations in China by holding Chinese government officials accountable for human rights abuses against religious minorities. The bill proposes that U.S. officials may impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act against Chinese officials responsible for religious persecution, which includes actions like arbitrary detention, forced sterilization, torture, forced labor, and severe restrictions on religious expression for groups such as Protestant Christians, Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims, and Falun Gong practitioners. The legislation directs the Department of State to support efforts promoting international religious freedom in China, including monitoring transnational repression of religious minority groups. Additionally, the bill recommends that the U.S. designate China as a "country of particular concern" for religious freedom, strengthen diplomatic engagement on this issue, raise individual cases of religious prisoners with Chinese officials, call for the unconditional release of unjustly detained religious prisoners, ensure humane treatment of detainees, and encourage the global faith community to support oppressed religious groups in China.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5838/all-info