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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Introduced: April 14, 2021 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 2021
Held at the desk.
Jul 16, 2021
Received in the House.
Jul 15, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 14, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S4905-4908; text: CR S4906-4908)
Jul 14, 2021
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4905-4908; text: CR S4906-4908)
Jun 24, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
Jun 24, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 24, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

This bill imposes importation limits on goods produced using forced labor in China, especially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and imposes sanctions related to such forced labor.

The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of the Treasury shall report to Congress a strategy for preventing the importation of goods produced in China using forced labor. The strategy must contain certain information, including a list of entities working with the government in Xinjiang to move forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of Xinjiang.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall generally presume that goods produced by these entities and certain other entities, generally those sourcing material from Xinjiang or involved with Chinese government forced labor programs, are barred from importation into the United States.

The bill also expands existing asset- and visa-blocking sanctions related to Xinjiang to cover foreign individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection with forced labor.

The Department of State shall report to Congress a strategy to enhance international awareness of forced labor in Xinjiang and to address such forced labor.

What's happening now July 16, 2021

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6256 Related bill To ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 46
All 46 Democratic 20 Republican 24 Independent 2
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 12, 2021
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 12, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 23, 2021
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jun 23, 2021
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 8, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 24, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 26, 2021
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 20, 2021
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 20, 2021
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Apr 19, 2021
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Apr 15, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 14, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Apr 14, 2021
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 14, 2021
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 14, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 25, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 25, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 23, 2021
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 22, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 22, 2021
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 2, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 2, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 27, 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 27, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 27, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 27, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 27, 2021
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 27, 2021
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 27, 2021
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 27, 2021
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 27, 2021
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 27, 2021
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 27, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 27, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 27, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 2021
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 27, 2021
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 27, 2021
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 27, 2021
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jan 27, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jan 27, 2021
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 27, 2021
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 27, 2021
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jan 27, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 65: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-65/
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"S. 65: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-65/.
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