S 65 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Summary
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act This bill imposes importation limits on goods produced using forced labor in China, especially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and imposes sanctions related to such forced labor. The Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress a strategy for preventing the importation of goods produced in China using forced labor. The strategy must contain certain information, including a list of entities working with the government in Xinjiang to move forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of Xinjiang. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall generally presume that goods produced by these entities and certain other entities, generally those sourcing material from Xinjiang or involved with Chinese government forced labor programs, are barred from importation into the United States. The bill also expands existing asset- and visa-blocking sanctions related to Xinjiang to cover foreign individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection with forced labor. The Department of State shall report to Congress a strategy to enhance international awareness of forced labor in Xinjiang and to address such forced labor.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
House Passage
President
Introduced Jan 27, 2021 Last action Jul 16, 2021
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jul 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4905-4908; text: CR S4906-4908)
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Jul 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S4905-4908; text: CR S4906-4908)
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Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 54 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Marco Rubio
RRepublican
FL
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
MN
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
ME
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Ben Sasse
RRepublican
NE
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Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
MD
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
VT
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Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
LA
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
TN
n/a
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
MD
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Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
DE
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
MS
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