Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
States United States policy that severe religious-freedom abuses by PRC officials should be treated as sanctionable human rights violations and urges stronger diplomatic pressure for religious freedom in China.
Who Benefits and How
Religious minorities in China and human rights advocates could gain stronger U.S. sanctions pressure, diplomatic attention, and prisoner advocacy.
Who Bears the Burden and How
PRC officials implicated in abuses could face higher sanctions risk, and United States diplomatic agencies would need to devote resources to the policy.
Key Provisions
- States U.S. policy that PRC officials responsible for severe religious-freedom abuses may have committed gross human rights violations for Global Magnitsky purposes.
- Urges the United States to intensify diplomacy, prisoner advocacy, and international pressure for religious freedom in China.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
States United States policy that severe religious-freedom abuses by PRC officials should be treated as sanctionable human rights violations and urges stronger diplomatic pressure for religious freedom in China.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
States United States policy that severe religious-freedom abuses by PRC officials should be treated as sanctionable human rights violations and urges stronger diplomatic pressure for religious freedom in China.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Religious minorities and human rights advocates seeking stronger United States pressure on the PRC
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- PRC officials responsible for religious-freedom abuses
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Budd (for himself, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Tillis, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
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PRC officials responsible for religious-freedom abuses who face stronger sanction pressure
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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