House Bill 7384
115th Congress(2017-2018)
UIGHUR Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 20, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7384
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018 or the UIGHUR Act of 2018
This bill restricts executive agencies from procuring goods and services from foreign persons involved in China's mass detention of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang province. It also places export controls on various technologies used to facilitate the mass detentions.
December 20, 2018
12/20/2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
12/20/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:45 PM