Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2024

HR 8124, the Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2024, expands U.S. sanctions against Chinese officials and entities responsible for human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang. The bill adds specific abuses like forced sterilization, forced abortion, and forced organ harvesting to the sanctions criteria, and denies U.S. entry to individuals complicit in these acts. It authorizes physical and psychological support for victims of these abuses who reside outside China, and requires documentation of atrocities in Xinjiang through evidence collection and investigation support. The bill also includes provisions to counter Chinese propaganda about the situation in Xinjiang and prohibits U.S. government contracts with entities involved in forced labor or human rights abuses.