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H.R. 2635 House International Affairs

Uyghur Policy Act of 2025

Introduced
Apr 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Kim, Young (R-CA-40)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on foreign relations on Sep 3, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Apr 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Apr 3, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Apr 9, 2025
  4. House Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Apr 9, 2025
  5. House Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Sep 2, 2025
  6. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3738-3740) Sep 2, 2025
  7. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2635. Sep 2, 2025
  8. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Sep 2, 2025
  9. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3738-3740) Sep 2, 2025
  10. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 2, 2025
  11. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Sep 3, 2025

Cosponsors

14

Subjects

AlbaniaAsiaCanadaChinaCongressional oversightCongressional tributesDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefForeign language and bilingual programsGermanyGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational organizations and cooperationProtest and dissent

Committees

  • Foreign Relations Committee
    • [Referred To, Sep 3, 2025]
  • Foreign Affairs Committee
    • [Markup By, Apr 9, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Apr 3, 2025]

Summary

Uyghur Policy Act of 2025This bill addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China.The bill directs the Department of State to prioritize policies and programs to support the Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in the XUAR and to lead coordination efforts for the release of certain political prisoners in the XUAR. The State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs may 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 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.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.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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