Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Sep. 22, 2020 | H.R. 6210

This bill is meant to halt the horrific abuse of more than 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Muslims and Turkic people in China’s largest province, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Since 2017, the Chinese government has maintained the largest forced internment program of an ethnic and religious group since the Holocaust. While interned, many are forced to work to support China’s industry, including textiles and garments. To put pressure on the Chinese government to end these practices, the bill would prevent companies from sourcing goods made from inputs linked to the XUAR. This bill passed the House on Sept. 22, 2020.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 406
NAYs: 3

Legislator State District Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Collin C. Peterson
MN
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Seth Moulton
MA
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Cynthia Axne
IA
3 Democrat Yes
Sen. Ben Ray Luján
NM
Democrat Yes
Rep. Juan Vargas
CA
52 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Scott Peters
CA
50 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter J. Visclosky
IN
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jared Huffman
CA
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Abigail Spanberger
VA
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joe Morelle
NY
25 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bobby L. Rush
IL
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ron Kind
WI
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Darren Soto
FL
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gwen Moore
WI
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
NJ
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
MD
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
NY
13 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
CO
7 Democrat Yes