Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Latest action · Dec 22, 2022 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
This bill imposes various restrictions related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, including by prohibiting certain imports from Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there.
Goods manufactured or produced in Xinjiang shall not be entitled to entry into the United States unless U.S. Customs and Border Protection (1) determines that the goods were not manufactured by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions; and (2) reports such a determination to Congress and to the public.
The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of foreign entities and individuals knowingly facilitating (1) the forced labor of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang; and (2) efforts to contravene U.S. laws regarding the importation of forced labor goods from Xinjiang. The President shall impose property-blocking sanctions on the listed individuals and entities and impose visa-blocking sanctions on the listed individuals.
Securities issuers required to file annual or quarterly reports with the Securities Exchange Commission shall disclose in such reports instances in which the issuer knowingly engaged in certain activities related to Xinjiang, such as working with an entity building detention facilities or surveillance systems there. After such a disclosure, the President shall determine whether to investigate if sanctions or criminal charges are warranted.
The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force and the Department of State shall report to Congress strategies to address forced labor in Xinjiang or any other part of China. The State Department shall also report to Congress a determination of whether the treatment of Muslim groups in Xinjiang constitutes crimes against humanity or genocide under U.S. law.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 412 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed428–1 | Dec 8, 2021 |
Cosponsors 114
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2021 to Dec 8, 2021; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 23, 2021 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2021 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 18, 2021 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2021Markup Apr 21, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2021 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2021 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2022Received in the Senate.
- Dec 8, 2021Mr. Meeks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 8, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7495-7504)
- Dec 8, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1155.
- Dec 8, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7618 | Jamaal Bowman D-NY | Dec 9, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7495–H7504Text printed H7495–H7498Recorded votes H7533enactLists H7533Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 1155, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention ActNotices H7553Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1155, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Gregory W. Meeks D-NY, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jennifer Wexton D-VA, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Kevin Brady R-TX, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY, Tim Burchett R-TN, Tom Rice R-SC | Dec 8, 2021 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 21, 2021H.R. 1155, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 21, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 31, February 18, 2021, page H538.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | TECHNO-AUTHORITARIANISM: PLATFORM FOR REPRESSION IN CHINA AND ABROAD61 pages | Congressional-Executive Commission on China | Nov 17, 2021 |
| — | CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2022 BEIJING OLYMPICS93 pages | Congressional-Executive Commission on China | Jul 27, 2021 |
| S. Hrg. 117-662 | DEFENDING AND INVESTING IN U.S. COMPETITIVENESS98 pages | Finance Committee | Jul 14, 2021 |
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46842 | Worker Rights Provisions and U.S. Trade Policy | Report | Jul 16, 2021 |
| R46631 | Section 307 and U.S. Imports of Products of Forced Labor: Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | May 21, 2021 |
| R46771 | Sanctions Programs Targeting Human Traffickers: In Brief Archived | Report | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R46750 | Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Mar 31, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3524 | EAGLE Act | Related bill | Dec 30, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Ensuring that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Business records
- Canada
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Financial services and investments
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign property
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Industrial facilities
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Labor standards
- Manufacturing
- Mexico
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Securities
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Trade restrictions
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2022Received in Senate
- Dec 8, 2021Engrossed in House
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
