H.R. 2349: Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: March 25, 2025
Last Action: 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. (March 25, 2025)
Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act
This bill designates specific groups connected to the XUAR as Priority 2 refugees for resettlement in the U.S., allows refugee processing to occur in thir countries, and exempts them from numerical limits and the standard presumption that they intend to stay permanently. The program expires after 10 years.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY-5) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-8) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA-3) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. André Carson (D-IN-7) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-1) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) (March 25, 2025)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) (April 1, 2025)
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) (April 1, 2025)