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S 1542 Advanced toward a vote

Directs the State Department to press China over its treatment of Uyghurs, train diplomats in the Uyghur language, and push the United Nations to examine abuses in Xinjiang.

Official title: Uyghur Policy Act of 2026

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
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Senate
Introduced 30-APR-2025
Referred 30-APR-2025
Approved by committee 17-JUN-2026
Reported 27-JUL-2026
On the calendar 27-JUL-2026
Key points
  • Requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress on steps taken to support Uyghurs and address transnational repression, with the coordination requirements ending five years after enactment.
  • Directs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy with foreign partners to pressure China to close detention facilities in Xinjiang.
  • Allows the Secretary of State to offer Uyghur language training to Foreign Service officers and to assign Uyghur-speaking staff to posts in China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkiye.
  • Directs the President to instruct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to oppose efforts that block Xinjiang abuses from consideration and to support a special rapporteur for the region.
  • Authorizes no new funds, so the requirements use amounts already available for similar purposes.
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor John R. Curtis (R-UT) Cosponsors · 2
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