The Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2025 expands U.S. sanctions against Chinese officials and entities responsible for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, adding forced abortion, forced sterilization, human trafficking for organ removal, and forced child separation to the violations that trigger penalties. The bill bars entry to the United States for individuals complicit in these abuses, directs the State Department to evaluate major Chinese companies—including surveillance firms and ByteDance—for sanctions within 60 days, and authorizes funding to support survivors abroad. To enforce accountability, the legislation requires the State Department to develop counter-propaganda strategies within 30 days, establish a compliance system preventing federal contractors from working with companies involved in Xinjiang forced labor, and investigate forced organ harvesting within 90 days, while also funding investigations into genocide and crimes against humanity. Additionally, the Defense Department must remove Chinese-origin seafood from military dining facilities and commissaries within 30 days and track detained family members of U.S. citizens for use in diplomatic negotiations with China. Most provisions take effect 90 days after the bill becomes law.
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