HR 6270 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020

Introduced Mar 12, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Jennifer Wexton D-VA

Latest action · Oct 1, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 12, 2020
Passed HouseSep 30, 2020
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020

This bill requires issuers of securities to publicly disclose their activities related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Specifically, issuers must disclose the importation of manufactured goods and materials that originated or are sourced from that region, as well as details about the commercial activity, gross revenue and net profits, and future import plans regarding these goods and materials. Furthermore, issuers must disclose whether any of these goods or materials are from forced labor camps.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 210	On Passage	Passed253–163	Sep 30, 2020

House 209	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Failed184–229	Sep 30, 2020

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2020 to Sep 21, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Mar 12, 2020
D-CA	Brad Sherman	Original	Mar 12, 2020
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Mar 12, 2020
D-TX	Al Green		Sep 21, 2020
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee		Sep 21, 2020

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Financial Services Committee	Referred Mar 12, 2020
Senate	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee	Referred Oct 1, 2020

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 1, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 30, 2020Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1129. (consideration: CR H5063-5070)
Sep 30, 2020Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, H.R. 6270 and H.R. 8319. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447 under a structured rulee with 90 minutes of general debate. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, under closed rule and H.R. 8319 under a closed rule.
Sep 30, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6270.
Sep 30, 2020Mr. McHenry moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H5068)
Sep 30, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McHenry motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to insert new text to the findings section of the bill about congressional and executive actions related to the Uyghur people.
Sep 30, 2020The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Sep 30, 2020POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McHenry demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration until a time to be announced.
Sep 30, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5088-5089)
Sep 30, 2020On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 229 (Roll no. 209).
Sep 30, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 253 - 163 (Roll no. 210). (text: CR H5063)
Sep 30, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2020Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1129 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, H.R. 6270 and H.R. 8319. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447 under a structured rulee with 90 minutes of general debate. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, under closed rule and H.R. 8319 under a closed rule.
Mar 12, 2020Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In the Congressional Record 7

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E932	Maxine Waters D-CA	Oct 6, 2020
Extensions	Debate and remarks E909	Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Oct 1, 2020
House	Debate and remarks H5063–H5070Text printed H5063Motions H5068Recorded votes H5088McHenry motion to recommit (recognize that sanctions rather than securities laws are more effective to address human rights violations)Lists H5088, H5089Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure ActVotes recorded by proxy on McHenry motion to recommit H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act	Al Green D-TX, Anthony Gonzalez R-OH, Bill Huizenga R-MI, Jennifer Wexton D-VA, Maxine Waters D-CA, Patrick T. McHenry R-NC (motion)	Sep 30, 2020
House	Debate and remarks H4725–H4732Text printed H4725Amendments H4732Recorded votes H4772consideration (H. Res. 1129), previous questionLists H4772, H4773Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1129, consideration of H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure ActVotes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1129, consideration of H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act	Debbie Lesko R-AZ (amendment), Don Bacon R-NE, James P. McGovern D-MA, John Katko R-NY, Kevin Hern R-OK, Tom Reed R-NY	Sep 23, 2020
Extensions	Debate and remarks E872	André Carson D-IN	Sep 22, 2020

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 48, March 12, 2020, page H1671.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 116-456	OVERSIGHT OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION102 pages	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee	Nov 17, 2020

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R46631	Section 307 and U.S. Imports of Products of Forced Labor: Overview and Issues for Congress	Report	May 21, 2021
R46750	Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 117th Congress Archived	Report	Mar 31, 2021

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 894	Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1129, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-64 is considered adopted.	Rules Committee	On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 1129	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4447) to establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6270) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8319) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.	Related bill	Sep 23, 2020

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020
Short Title(s) as Passed House: Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text: Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Oct 1, 2020Referred in Senate
Sep 30, 2020Engrossed in House
Mar 12, 2020Introduced in House

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