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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Government of the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Government of the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region constitutes genocide.

Introduced: October 26, 2020 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6598-6599)
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This resolution declares that the violence perpetrated by China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups constitutes genocide. The resolution demands that China cease its persecution of the aforementioned groups and urges the United States, as well as the international community, to take measures to prevent the continuation of atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

What's happening now October 26, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6598-6599)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 6
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Nov 30, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 16, 2020
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Nov 16, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 16, 2020
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 10, 2020
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Nov 10, 2020
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Nov 10, 2020
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Nov 10, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 9, 2020
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 26, 2020
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Oct 26, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 760: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Government of the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region constitutes genocide.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-760/
MLA
"S. Res. 760: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Government of the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region constitutes genocide.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-760/.
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S. Res. 760, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-760/.
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[S. Res. 760: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Government of the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region constitutes genocide.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-760/)
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