House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Uyghur Policy Act of 2021

H.R. 4785Introduced Jul 29, 2021Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedJul 29, 2021
Committee actionSep 30, 2021
Passed HouseDec 1, 2022 · 407–17
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 5, 2022 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4785.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4785, Uyghur Policy Act of 2021” on November 30, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on September 30, 2021”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2021 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57650
CBO publication date
November 30, 2021
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4785, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. KIM of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 133, July 29, 2021, Page H4293):
Article 1, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4785, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

79 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 39 Democrats

39 of 79 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Val Demings (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Jared Golden (D-ME), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mark Green (R-TN) and 49 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Young Kim.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 district

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