HR 2635 ยท Uyghur Policy Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced
- Apr 3, 2025
- Latest action
- Sep 3, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Young Kim [R-CA-40]
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Cosponsors
- 14
Summary
Uyghur Policy Act of 2025 This bill addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China. The bill directs the Department of State to prioritize policies and programs to support the Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in the XUAR and to lead coordination efforts for the release of certain political prisoners in the XUAR. The State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs may make certain funds available to human rights advocates working on behalf of Uyghurs and members of other persecuted minority groups from the XUAR. The funds shall be used to facilitate the presence of such human rights advocates at public diplomacy forums to speak on issues related to the human rights and religious freedoms of persecuted minority groups in China. The State Department must ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers. It must also ensure that a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service is assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in China.
Recent actions
- Sep 3, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 2, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 2, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3738-3740)
- Sep 2, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 2, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2635.
- Sep 2, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3738-3740)
- Sep 2, 2025 Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 9, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.