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No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act This bill prohibits the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development from spending funds on a policy, program, or contract that knowingly uses goods from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) or produced by entities associated with forced labor in XUAR. This prohibition includes goods from (1) the XUAR; (2) entities that source materials from the XUAR; or (3) entities involved with forced labor from the XUAR, such as entities in the XUAR that manufacture goods with forced labor or entities working with the XUAR government to transport forced laborers. The State Department may waive this prohibition, after notifying Congress, if it obtains written assurance that the relevant program partner (1) will not use goods produced in the XUAR for the program, and (2) will develop a system to ensure compliance with the bill's prohibitions.
Action Timeline
2025-05-06
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2025-05-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-05-05
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1833)
2025-05-05
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1833)
2025-05-05
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1724.
2025-05-05
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1833-1834)
2025-05-05
Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-02-27
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-02-27
Introduced in House
2025-02-27
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1724 pass?
HR.1724 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 36%.
What does HR.1724 do?
No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act This bill prohibits the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development from spending funds on a policy, program, or contract that knowingly uses goods from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) or produced by entities associated with forced labor in XUAR. This prohibition includes goods from (1) the XUAR; (2) entities that source materials from the XUAR; or (3) entities involved with forced labor from the XUAR, such as entities in the XUAR that manufacture goods with forced labor or entities working with the XUAR governmen…
Who sponsored HR.1724?
HR.1724 was sponsored by Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1724 EH: No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1724 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the use of funds supporting any activities within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds supporting any activities within the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China (a) In general No funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development may be used to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a policy, program, or contract that knowingly uses goods, wares, articles, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China or produced by a covered entity, unless such activity is specifically authorized pursuant to subsection (b). (b) Specific authorization The Secretary of State may specifically authorize an activity otherwise prohibited by subsection (a) if— (1) the Secretary— (A) obtains in writing an assurance from the relevant program partner, implementor, or contractor that such partner, implementor, or contractor— (i) will not use goods, wares, articles, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the PRC with respect to the program; and (ii) will develop a system to ensure compliance with the requirements in subsection (a); and (B) provides notice to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate not later than 15 days before authorizing the activity; and (2) the activity is not otherwise prohibited. (c) Report The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on an annual basis for three years that describes— (1) all activities prohibited by subsection (a) that were carried out in violation of such prohibition and not specifically authorized pursuant to subsection (b) in the previous year; (2) any challenges in enforcing the requirements of this section; and (3) a plan to improve enforcement of the requirements of this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered entity means an entity listed pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of Public Law 117–78 (135 Stat. 1527) under the strategy developed by section 2(c) of such Public Law 117–78 . (2) The term forced labor has the meaning given that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ). Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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