House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 7, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 7, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3934.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 99, June 7, 2023, Page H2781):Article I, Section 8, clauses 11-16. The single subject of this legislation is: Provides Priority 2 (P-2) refugee status for ethnic Uyghurs and others who are suffering from arbitrary arrest, mass detention, and political and religious persecution by the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 7, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 306 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3934, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3934
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). 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
18 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 15 Democrats
3 of 18 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Donald Beyer (D-VA), André Carson (D-IN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.