releases: https://gonzales.house.gov/2021/12/congressman-tony-gonzales-cosponsors-bipartisan-uyghur-forced-labor-prevention
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| https://gonzales.house.gov/2021/12/congressman-tony-gonzales-cosponsors-bipartisan-uyghur-forced-labor-prevention | Congressman Tony Gonzales Cosponsors the Bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act | 2021-12-07 | 2021 | 2021-12 | Republican | House | TX | Tony Gonzales | G000594 | gonzales.house.gov | gonzales | https://gonzales.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) cosponsored Congressman Jim McGovern’s (MA-02) Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155). This legislation would ensure that products made with forced labor in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) do not enter the U.S. Market. Read the full text of the bill here. This bill comes in response to an estimated 1.8 million Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Hui, and other predominately Muslim ethnic minorities being arbitrarily detained in a system of extrajudicial mass internment camps where they are subjected to forced labor, torture, and political indoctrination. “It’s long overdue that we hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for the atrocious human rights violations they have subjected the Uyghur community to,” said Congressman Gonzales. “The U.S. must not compromise our morals by turning a blind eye to these horrific acts. This common-sense bipartisan bill is a step in the right direction, ensuring products made from forced labor are not on American store shelves.” This bill would: | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:37:48Z |