Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act

Bill: 117-hr-7998
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2022-06-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands existing sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses (e.g., such as torture or forced labor) against members of Muslim minority groups or other persons in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. </p> <p>Specifically, this bill requires sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly (1) provide material support to the parties subject to the existing sanctions for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, or (2) engage in a significant transaction relating to such human rights abuses.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2022 Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Hern , Mr. Lamborn , Mrs. McClain , Mr. Buck , Mr. Steube , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Herrell , Mr. Babin , Mr. Allen , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Waltz , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Huizenga , Mr. Rose , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Burchett , Mr. LaTurner , and Mr. Meuser ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 A BILL To amend the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 to impose additional sanctions relating to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act . 2. Imposition of additional sanctions relating to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (a) In general Section 6 of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–145 ; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Additional matters to be included The President shall include in the report required by paragraph (1) an identification of— (A) each foreign person that knowingly provides material support to or for a person identified in such report; and (B) each foreign person that knowingly engages in a significant transaction relating to any of the acts described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1). ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting subsection (a) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a)— (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) apply with respect to each report required by section 6(a) of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 submitted before, on, or after such date of enactment.