118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2358Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act

A bill to amend the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 to impose additional sanctions relating to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

International affairs
Introduced Jul 18, 2023
Last action Jul 18, 2023
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Referred
Jul 18, 2023
Foreign Relations
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands existing sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses (e.g., torture or forced labor) against members of Muslim minority groups or other persons in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. Specifically, this bill requires sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly (1) provide material support to the parties subject to the existing sanctions for human rights abuses in Xinjiang; or (2) engage in a significant transaction relating to such human rights abuses.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jul 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.