Bill117th CongressFiled Mar 23, 2021International Affairs
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.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 23, 2021)
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 just happenedMar 23, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1713-1714)
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Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE](D-DE)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 23, 2021
- Mar 23, 2021IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1713-1714)
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Introduced in Senate