Bill117th CongressFiled Nov 14, 2022International Affairs
S. 5082
Sanction Xi Jinping for Xinjiang Atrocities Act
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Sanction Xi Jinping for Xinjiang Atrocities Act
This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on the senior Chinese Communist Party officials who directed, oversaw, monitored, or were otherwise complicit in the perpetration of genocide and other crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
What just happenedNov 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO](R-MO)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateNov 14, 2022
- Nov 14, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Introduced in Senate