US Congress House Bill 649 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 108-31)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs various U.S. government bodies to prepare reports on China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report to Congress on issues including the security threats caused by the Chinese government's reported crackdown on the Uyghur population in Xinjiang province, the frequency with which other governments are forcibly returning Turkic Muslim refugees and asylum seekers to China, and the development or transfer of technology that facilitates mass internment and surveillance. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall report on topics such as its efforts to protect ethnic Uyghurs and Chinese nationals in the United States from Chinese government intimidation. The U.S. Agency for Global Media shall report on media-related matters, including the reach of U.S. media into Xinjiang, assessments of Chinese propaganda strategies, and U.S. actions to counter such efforts to downplay the crackdown. The Department of State shall report on the scope of the reported crackdown in Xinjiang, including the number of detained individuals, the use of forced labor in the region, an assessment of government surveillance in the province, and U.S. diplomatic efforts to address the crackdown.

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Sen. John Curtis [R-UT]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]	Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]	Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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.
2019-01-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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.
2019-01-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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.
2019-01-17	House	Introduced in House

SB178 (Related) 2020-10-21 - Second cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 178 with an amendment (SA 2652) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 207. (CR S6343)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/649/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr649/BILLS-116hr649ih.pdf