S.Res. 791 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, sent to the Committee on Foreign Relations, Jun 24, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryResolution condemning China's ethnic assimilation law
This resolution expresses Congress's formal condemnation of China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, which the resolution says forces ethnic and religious minorities to give up their cultural identity. The resolution also calls on the President to consider imposing sanctions related to this law, and asks the State Department to work with other countries to track and report on how the law affects people.
How it affects you
This resolution doesn't change any laws or directly affect daily life for most Americans. It's Congress stating its position on a Chinese government policy and directing executive agencies to examine and respond to it. Advocacy groups focused on human rights and people with family ties to affected communities may see it as a step toward U.S. pressure on China over these practices.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 24, 2026)
This resolution condemns a Chinese law, known as the Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, for institutionalizing coercive assimilation of ethnic and religious minorities. The resolution also calls on the President to consider related sanctions and urges the Department of State to work with allies to monitor and report on the impacts of the law.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionS.Res. 791
RESOLUTION
A resolution condemning the People's Republic of China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, concerned with its implications on the rights and freedoms, as well as survival of the identity, of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and other affected communities, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its abuses and campaigns of transnational repression that undermine United States sovereignty and threaten the safety and freedoms of people in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · International Affairs · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 24, 2026: “Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3217)”