{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-2766","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 2766","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Uyghur Policy Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Uyghur Policy Act of 2023"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Uyghur Policy Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Uyghur Policy Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Uyghur Policy Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-04-20","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-02-15","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h50","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Uyghur Policy Act","result":"Passed","yea":414,"nay":6,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll050.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2024-02-26"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-02-15","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Uyghur Policy Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill authorizes the establishment of a Special Coordinator for Uyghur Issues position within the Department of State."},{"k":"p","t":"The State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs may, subject to appropriations, make certain funds available to human rights advocates working on behalf of Uyghurs and members of other persecuted minority groups from the XUAR. The funds, if made available, shall be used to facilitate the presence of such human rights advocates at public diplomacy forums to speak on issues related to the human rights and religious freedoms of persecuted minority groups in China."},{"k":"p","t":"The State Department must ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers. It must also ensure that a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service is assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in China."}],"words":159},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Sets out United States government policy and State Department actions concerning the human rights and cultural identity of Uyghurs and other minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766/text/eh#H0D35C3D8E1E34EA1B3E0D82A2B7F8AB7"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766/text/eh#HFCA425DE2F0E42D58664C46D7786F99C"},{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766/text/eh#HB9FB1946F9C84B4390FFBB9CBA1A1513"},{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766/text/eh#H1DADCA5B7AF2497893B31DF287C40BF0"},{"label":"Sec. 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of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support human rights advocates for Uyghurs speaking at global public diplomacy forums.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766/text/eh#HFCA425DE2F0E42D58664C46D7786F99C"}},{"text":"Provides that the Secretary of State should develop a strategy, within 180 days of enactment, to work with partners on closing detention facilities and \"political reeducation\" camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and on allowing access to them.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766/text/eh#HB9FB1946F9C84B4390FFBB9CBA1A1513"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to take steps to ensure Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers and that every effort is made to assign a Uyghur-speaking Foreign Service member to each United States diplomatic or consular post in China.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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rights advocates to conduct public diplomacy in the islamic world on the Uyghur situation","effect":"Authorizes $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, out of amounts authorized for the U.S. Speaker program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to support human rights advocates speaking at public diplomacy forums.","amount":"$250,000","quote":"Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the U.S. Speaker program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-02-15","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2766/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-2766.png","v":"5e630077bcba","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2766, 118th Congress: Uyghur Policy Act of 2023. House: 414 Yea, 6 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 15 Feb 2024."}}