Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers Act
A Republican bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers Act," directs the Department of Commerce to take specific action regarding a Chinese institution. It requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security to add the Ministry of Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science of China to the entity list. This includes various aliases used by the institute. The bill also allows the President to waive this requirement under specific conditions. To grant a waiver, the President must certify that the institute is not working against U.S. interests or contributing to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Inclusion on the Entity List: By requiring the Ministry of Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science of China to be placed on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security, the bill targets an organization potentially involved in specific human rights issues (Section 2(a)).
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Human Rights Protections: The bill aims to address the campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor, and high-technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Section 2(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Potential for Waiver: The President has the authority to waive the inclusion of the institute on the entity list if certain certifications are met, which could bypass the intended restrictions (Section 2(b)).
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- 5/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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