Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to take action against China's brutal oppression of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities.
"I'm pleased we've reached a bipartisan agreement with the Senate to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for the state-sponsored genocide of the Uyghurs and other horrific human rights violations," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "We must challenge China's human rights abuses, including well-documented labor exploitation, and continue to work with our allies to stand up for the rights of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities."
Background:
This legislation to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes, authorizes the President to apply targeted visa and asset sanctions on any person responsible for the labor trafficking of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities in the XUAR and directs the Secretary of State to develop a diplomatic strategy to promote initiatives to enhance international awareness of and to address forced labor in the XUAR.
Last week, Pappas voted to pass a previous version of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in the House.
In 2020, Pappas voted to pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act, bipartisan legislation that requires issuers of securities to publicly disclose their activities related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Specifically, issuers must disclose the importation of manufactured goods and materials that originated or are sourced from that region, as well as details about the commercial activity, gross revenue and net profits, and future import plans regarding these goods and materials. Furthermore, issuers must disclose whether any of these goods or materials are from forced labor camps.
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