This bill states U.S. policy opposing religious persecution in China and calls for stronger action to protect religious minorities. The legislation documents extensive findings about China's restrictions on religious practice, including control of worship, closure of houses of worship, detention of religious leaders, and surveillance of religious activities affecting Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners, and Uyghurs. The bill declares that senior Chinese officials responsible for religious freedom violations should face sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act and immigration restrictions, and it directs the State Department to support programs protecting religious minorities and combating China's transnational repression. The legislation reaffirms the U.S. commitment to designate China as a country of particular concern for religious freedom and calls on Congress members to advocate for imprisoned religious prisoners of conscience, while also urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to formally condemn China's treatment of religious and ethnic minorities.
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