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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Preventing the Forced Return of Uyghurs Act of 2025

S. 2502Introduced Jul 29, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Official title: A bill to deny entry into the United States of current or former government officials engaged in the forced repatriation of Uyghurs and other designated aliens to the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 29, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

John Cornyn (R-TX), Rick Scott (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.