Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6877
Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act
Refreshed 5 h ago
Introduced 2025-12-18Topic: civil rights · governance ethics · environmentSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill sets U.S. policy to support the human rights, language, culture, and traditional herding way of life of Southern Mongolians in China's Inner Mongolia region. It requires the President to report each year on foreign persons, including Chinese officials, found responsible for abuses such as torture or arbitrary detention of Southern Mongolians, and says the President should sanction them for up to 5 years. It directs Voice of America to start a Mongolian-language service, with $2 million authorized for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. It also requires reports on religious freedom for non-Tibetan practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism, Smithsonian and museum-grant plans to preserve affected cultures, and the effects of rare earth mining in the region.
Sponsors
- James P. McGovern Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-18 | Introduced in House | introduce |