Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in the People’s Republic of China Act
Sponsored By: Senator Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced
Summary
**This bill would make *holding PRC officials accountable for religious freedom abuses* the central U.S. policy while directing the State Department to promote and monitor international religious freedom.** It links accountability to possible sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act and emphasizes diplomacy and case advocacy for persecuted groups.
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- Religious and ethnic minority communities in the PRC, including Uyghur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, Christians, and Falun Gong practitioners, would receive prioritized U.S. monitoring, documentation, and diplomatic advocacy.
- PRC officials tied to abuses such as arbitrary detention, forced sterilization, torture, or forced labor would be evaluated for designation as perpetrators of gross human rights violations and potential sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.
- The State Department would be directed to support programming that promotes international religious freedom and tracks transnational repression, and the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom would provide an annual briefing to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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More accountability for China religious abuses
This bill would push the U.S. to hold Chinese officials accountable for severe religious freedom abuses. It would direct the United States to consider Global Magnitsky sanctions for abuses like forced labor, torture, or arbitrary detention. It would direct State Department bureaus to promote religious freedom in China and monitor transnational repression. It would require the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom to brief Congress once a year. Briefings would go to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 8/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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