Ensuring that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
James “Jim” McGovern
Sponsor. Representative for Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 22, 2020 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
87 Cosponsors (64 Democrats, 23 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Smith calls for intl condemnation of Chinas forced sterilizations of Muslim Uyghur women, removal of 2022 Olympic Games”
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Rep. Christopher “Chris” Smith [R-NJ4]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 2, 2020
“My Votes – Week of September 21st”
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA5]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 25, 2020
“Rubio and Merkley Applaud Inclusion of Their Provision to Require Administration to Determine Whether Crimes Against Uyghurs Constitute Atrocities”
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Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
on Dec 22, 2020
History
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Mar 11, 2020
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Introduced
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Sep 17, 2020
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Text Published
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Sep 21, 2020
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Sep 22, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 8, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1155. |
H.R. 6210 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6210. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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