Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act
This bill designates Uyghurs and other Muslim minority group members from Xinjiang who have experienced or fear persecution for peaceful political, religious, or cultural expression as "persons of special humanitarian concern" for refugee resettlement. It provides for Priority 2 processing under the refugee system, waives the presumption that applicants are immigrants, and excludes them from numerical visa limits. The bill requires regular reporting on refugee applications from Xinjiang, including wait times and denial reasons, and encourages other countries to make similar accommodations for Xinjiang refugees. The provisions apply to individuals who fled Xinjiang due to detention, forced labor, family separation, or other human rights abuses documented in the bill's findings. The bill would expire 10 years after enactment.
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Introduction
Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 25, 2025
Last action Mar 25, 2025
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Mar 25, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Mar 25, 2025
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1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
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Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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Dina Titus
DDemocratic
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Gerald E. Connolly
DDemocratic
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Gregory W. Meeks
DDemocratic
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James R. Walkinshaw
DDemocratic
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Jill N. Tokuda
DDemocratic
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