Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act

Promote religious freedom in China

This bill would direct the State Department to run programs to promote religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China. It would require monitoring and countering transnational repression of religious minorities and encourage faith groups worldwide to speak out. The bill would urge the State Department to call China a "country of particular concern" while severe violations continue. It would also say officials who carry out serious religious-rights abuses could be treated as having committed gross human-rights violations and considered for sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act. The bill would call on China to release unjustly detained religious and political prisoners and to ensure humane treatment for those still detained, including family visits, chosen legal counsel, independent medical care, international monitoring, and the ability to practice faith.