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Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act

USA118th CongressS-585| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2023
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act This bill requires that certain Chinese companies be evaluated for placement on the specially designated nationals and blocked persons list, also known as the SDN list. (Being placed on the SDN list can deny the designated individual or entity access to nearly all aspects of the U.S. financial system; it can also deny access to any assets the designee has that are under U.S. jurisdiction, and U.S. persons are usually prohibited from transacting with the designee.) The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to determine if certain specified Chinese companies (such as Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd.) are (1) responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses against Uyghurs or other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, or (2) meet the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under certain U.S. laws or executive orders. If the Department of the Treasury determines that a company meets either of these criteria, Treasury must place the company on the SDN list.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5273
Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1324
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5273
    Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act


  • March 1, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1324
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 118-1770: Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2023
  • HR 118-1324: Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act

Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act

USA118th CongressS-585| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2023
Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act This bill requires that certain Chinese companies be evaluated for placement on the specially designated nationals and blocked persons list, also known as the SDN list. (Being placed on the SDN list can deny the designated individual or entity access to nearly all aspects of the U.S. financial system; it can also deny access to any assets the designee has that are under U.S. jurisdiction, and U.S. persons are usually prohibited from transacting with the designee.) The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to determine if certain specified Chinese companies (such as Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd.) are (1) responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses against Uyghurs or other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, or (2) meet the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under certain U.S. laws or executive orders. If the Department of the Treasury determines that a company meets either of these criteria, Treasury must place the company on the SDN list.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5273
Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1324
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5273
    Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act


  • March 1, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1324
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 118-1770: Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2023
  • HR 118-1324: Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted