HR 4821 · 117th Congress · International Affairs

Combating the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act

Introduced 2021-07-29· Sponsored by Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2022-10-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Combating the Persecution of Christians in China Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should promote religious freedom in China and makes statements of policy related to such freedom. In particular, the bill states that it is U.S. policy to consider senior Chinese government officials who are responsible for the persecution of Christians in China to have committed (1) a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights for the purpose of imposing certain sanctions, and (2) a particularly severe violation of religious freedom for the purpose of determining whether such an individual is admissible into the United States.…

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H.R. 4821, Combating the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act

Mar 15, 2022

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 9, 2022

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans