US SR760 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-7)
Status: Introduced on October 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-26 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6598-6599)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-26 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6598-6599)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution declares that the violence perpetrated by China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups constitutes genocide. The resolution demands that China cease its persecution of the aforementioned groups and urges the United States, as well as the international community, to take measures to prevent the continuation of atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Government of the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region constitutes genocide.
Sponsors
| Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] |
| Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT] |
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] |
| Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-26 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6598-6599) |
Subjects
Asia
Business ethics
China
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Evidence and witnesses
Human rights
Human trafficking
International affairs
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sanctions
U.S. and foreign investments
United Nations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Business ethics
China
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Evidence and witnesses
Human rights
Human trafficking
International affairs
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sanctions
U.S. and foreign investments
United Nations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/760/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres760/BILLS-116sres760is.pdf |
