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Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act

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Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (S. 3744) is a United States federal law that requires various United States government bodies to report on human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese government against Uyghurs in Xinjiang , China, including the Xinjiang internment camps . On September 11, 2019, a version of the bill—the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 —was passed in the United States Senate by unanimous consent . On December 3, 2019, a stronger version of the bill—the UIGHUR Act —was passed by the United States House of Representatives by a vote of 407–1. On May 14, 2020, the Senate introduced and approved what would be the current 2020 bill. On May 27, 2020, the House passed the amended bill by a vote of 413–1, sending it to then-President Donald Trump for approval. The bill was signed by Trump into law on June 17, 2020.

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united states federal law that requires various federal u

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united states federal law that requires various united states government bodies to report on human rights abuse

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