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Bill116th CongressFiled Oct 26, 2020International Affairs
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.

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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 26, 2020)

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 just happenedOct 26, 2020

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

Who’s behind it

Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX](R-TX)Sponsor
17 cosponsors7 D10 R
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  1. Oct 26, 2020IntroReferral

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

    Foreign Relations Committee
  2. Oct 26, 2020IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

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