Combating CCP Labor Abuses Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Gary Peters
In Committee
Summary
Requires Commerce to train staff and advise U.S. businesses about forced-labor risks tied to China. This bill would have the Department of Commerce add training for employees who counsel businesses and provide advisory guidance on human rights abuses, with a focus on forced labor against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
Show full summary
- Commerce staff who counsel businesses would receive training on human rights abuses by the People’s Republic of China, including forced labor of Uyghurs. The training must be integrated into existing Commerce programs and updated as the Secretary deems appropriate.
- U.S. businesses engaged in interstate commerce or foreign direct investment would get advisory guidance on risk factors, ways to avoid doing business with PRC-influenced entities, and potential reputational, economic, and legal risks of such transactions.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Commerce guidance on forced-labor risks
This bill would require the Secretary of Commerce to give advisory guidance to U.S. businesses that trade across states or invest abroad about human rights risks tied to jurisdictions like the Peoples Republic of China. It would focus on forced labor in Xinjiang and list risk factors, ways to avoid risky partners, and potential reputational, economic, legal, and other risks. The Secretary would be asked to incorporate that guidance into Commerce counseling services as the Secretary considers appropriate. The bill would also require training for Commerce employees who advise businesses. The guidance would be advisory only and would take effect upon enactment.
Free Policy Watch
You just read the policy. Now see what it costs you.
Pick a topic. PRIA runs your household against live legislation and sends you a free personalized readout.
Pick a topic to get started
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gary Peters
MI • D
Cosponsors
Cynthia Lummis
WY • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
John Curtis
UT • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.govTake It Personal
Get Your Personalized Policy View
Take the PRIA Score to see how policy affects your household, then upgrade to PRIA Full Coverage for year-round monitoring.
Already have an account? Sign in