Bill Text: TX HR1331 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Condemning the Uyghur genocide committed by China's government.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-19 - Referred to State Affairs [HR1331 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR1331-Introduced.html

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87R21035 TBO-D
By: Reynolds H.R. No. 1331

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim,
Turkic-speaking ethnic group with a population of approximately 11
million in Xinjiang, a northwestern region of China; and
WHEREAS, Since 2017, China's government has forcibly
transferred more than one million Uyghurs to reeducation camps, and
experts estimate that there are over 1,000 camps throughout the
country, including hundreds in Xinjiang; the arbitrary detention of
Uyghurs follows a series of 2014 speeches delivered by China's
president, Xi Jinping, who advocated for the use of "dictatorship"
to fight the "toxicity of religious extremism"; and
WHEREAS, Many former detainees who fled China have spoken out
about the camps' harsh conditions; they report being forced to
renounce Islam and to pledge loyalty to the Chinese Communist
Party, as well as being subjected to strict surveillance, torture,
sexual abuse, and compulsory sterilization; in addition, an
international tribunal concluded that the Chinese government has
harvested the organs of some detainees against their will; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of Uyghurs have been involuntarily sent to
work in the factories of large, multinational corporations; in June
2020, Congress passed legislation that requires U.S. businesses
involved with Xinjiang to ensure that their activities do not
contribute to human rights violations; and
WHEREAS, In January 2021, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo declared that China is committing crimes against humanity
and genocide against Uyghurs, and current U.S. Secretary of State
Antony Blinken later affirmed this declaration; subsequently, the
Canadian and Dutch parliaments passed nonbinding motions to use the
term "genocide" in reference to China's actions against Uyghurs;
and
WHEREAS, The atrocities committed by China's government have
infringed on the rights of countless people, and any past, present,
or future efforts to support the Uyghur genocide should be
condemned; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby strongly condemn the actions of president Xi
Jinping and the Chinese government, recognize the Chinese treatment
of Uyghurs as genocide, and urge all multinational corporations to
stop all use of forced labor in their factories and facilities.