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A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an…

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A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an investigation into the abuses and crimes committed in the XUAR.

Introduced: March 23, 2021 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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This resolution condemns atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim Turkic groups in Xinjiang. The resolution also urges the President and U.S. government representatives to speak publicly about these human rights abuses and to call for investigation into the atrocities to hold those responsible to account.

What's happening now March 23, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1713-1714)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2021
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 23, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 131: A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an investigation into the abuses and crimes committed in the XUAR.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-131/
MLA
"S. Res. 131: A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an investigation into the abuses and crimes committed in the XUAR.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-131/.
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S. Res. 131, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-131/.
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[S. Res. 131: A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an investigation into the abuses and crimes committed in the XUAR.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-131/)
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