Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act
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Latest Action · October 28, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
The Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act establishes U.S. policy to hold Chinese government officials accountable for religious freedom abuses against minorities including Christians, Catholics, Muslims, Buddhists, and Falun Gong practitioners. The bill authorizes sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for or directly carrying out abuses such as arbitrary detention, forced sterilization, torture, and forced labor through existing Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act provisions. It directs the Department of State to promote religious freedom in China and monitor the Chinese government's transnational repression of religious minorities, while expressing Congress's intent to designate China as a "country of particular concern" for religious freedom violations and strengthen international diplomatic efforts on behalf of persecuted religious groups. The legislation does not establish specific funding or timelines but calls for diplomatic engagement, prisoner advocacy, and coordination with international and faith-based partners to address religious persecution in China.
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