2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB4785: Uyghur Policy Act of 2021
Legislative Summary
To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes.
Bill History
7/29/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
7/29/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
House of Representatives
8/4/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
House of Representatives
9/30/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
9/30/2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
11/29/2022
Ms. Jacobs (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
11/29/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8633-8637)
House of Representatives
11/29/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4785.
House of Representatives
11/29/2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8695-8696)
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 17 (Roll no. 494). (text: 11/29/2022 CR H8633-8634)
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
12/5/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Final Passage Under Suspension of the Rules Results
12/1/2022
407
Yea
17
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(12/5/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Foreign Relations(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 41
Democrat: 39
Primary Sponsor
Young Kim
Republican
Co-Sponsors (79)
Ami Bera
Democrat
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Val Demings
Democrat
Claudia Tenney
Republican
Tom Malinowski
Democrat
Ronny Jackson
Republican
David Cicilline
Democrat
Steve Chabot
Republican
Dina Titus
Democrat
Bill Johnson
Republican
Rebecca Sherrill
Democrat
Joaquin Castro
Democrat
Kathy Manning
Democrat
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
Tom Rice
Republican
Ann Wagner
Republican
Dan Meuser
Republican
Maria Salazar
Republican
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Burgess Owens
Republican
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican
Glenn Thompson
Republican
Garland Barr
Republican
Greg Murphy
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Joe Wilson
Republican
David Valadao
Republican
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican
Mark Green
Republican
Peter Meijer
Republican
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
Michelle Steel
Republican
John Rutherford
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
Republican
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Albio Sires
Democrat
Darrell Issa
Republican
Susan Wild
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Brad Sherman
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
Elaine Luria
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Dan Crenshaw
Republican
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
Kelly Armstrong
Republican
Fred Keller
Republican
French Hill
Republican
Anthony Gonzalez
Republican
Troy Balderson
Republican
Ashley Hinson
Republican
Antonio Delgado
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Democrat
Ed Case
Democrat
Jennifer Wexton
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Republican
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat
Randy Feenstra
Republican
Fred Upton
Republican
Scott Peters
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Jared Golden
Democrat
Jim Costa
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Katie Porter
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Democrat
Lance Gooden
Republican
Patrick Fallon
Republican
Larry Bucshon
Republican