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S 4101 117th Congress Senate International Affairs China Department of Commerce Employment and training programs Human rights U.S. and foreign investments

Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2022

Introduced: April 27, 2022 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Dec 15, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.
Dec 15, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
May 25, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 27, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to offer guidance to U.S. businesses, including those considering transactions with entities subject to the influence of countries where significant human rights abuses have occurred, about issues such as (1) the human rights abuses perpetuated by China's government, (2) risk factors that may be used to identify entities subject to the influence of governments implicated in human rights abuses, and (3) ways to avoid doing business with such entities.

Commerce must also provide training related to human rights issues to Commerce employees who provide counseling services to businesses.

What's happening now December 15, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.

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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 27, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4101: Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4101/
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"S. 4101: Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4101/.
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S. 4101, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4101/.
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