U.S. Congress passes bill restricting imports from China’s Xinjiang region, response to reports of forced labor
The bill will now be sent to the White House for action by the president.
From China’s Xinjiang region, response to reports of forced labor
The U.S. Senate today passed H.R. 6256—legislation to impose restrictions related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, such as prohibiting certain imports from Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there.
The bill was previously passed by the House of Representatives, earlier in December 2021. The bill will now be sent to the White House for action by the president.
President Biden on December 23, 2021, signed the bill into law.
Read text [PDF 133 KB] of the bill
A statement from the U.S. Trade Representative provides that the legislation represents a commitment of the United States toward “protecting human dignity and leading the fight against forced labor…. [and] a moral and economic imperative to eliminate this practice from our global supply chains, including those that run through Xinjiang, China, and exploit Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities.”
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