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substantiveDec 9, 2021 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended — H RES 317 — Condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity being committed against Uyghurs and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups by the People’s Republic of China

Condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity being committed against Uyghurs and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups by the People’s Republic of China.

In plain language

  • House resolution in the 117th Congress.
  • States that the Chinese government is responsible for ongoing abuses against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious.
  • House passed it on Dec 9, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This resolution states that the Chinese government is responsible for ongoing abuses against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups and that these abuses constitute genocide and crimes against humanity. The resolution also condemns such genocide and crimes against humanity and calls on the President to take certain actions to put an end to these atrocities.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea427

Democrat: 217 · Republican: 210

Nay1

Republican: 1

Present0

Not Voting5

Democrat: 3 · Republican: 2

How each member voted (433)

Yea (427)

Nay (1)

Not Voting (5)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.