S.Res. 791 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
A resolution condemning the People's Republic of China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, concerned with its implications on the rights and freedoms, as well as survival of the identity, of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and other affected communities, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its abuses and campaigns of transnational repression that undermine United States sovereignty and threaten the safety and freedoms of people in the United States.
Cosponsors: 3 (1 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2026-06-24
Latest action (2026-06-24): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3217)
What S.Res. 791 does, in plain terms
This resolution condemns a Chinese law, known as the Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, for institutionalizing coercive assimilation of ethnic and religious minorities. The resolution also calls on the President to consider related sanctions and urges the Department of State to work with allies to monitor and report on the impacts of the law.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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