116th Congress (2019–2021) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
This page covers S178 in the 116th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S178 in another Congress is a different bill. Other bills numbered S178 are listed below.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 5 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2020-10-21: Cloture Motion Rejected (51-44, 3/5 majority required) |
| Latest action | 2020-10-21: Second cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 178 with an amendment (SA 2652) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 – 44. Record Vote Number: 207. (CR S6343) |
| Policy area | International Affairs |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019 or the UIGHUR Act of 2019 This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The President shall report to Congress a list of senior Chinese government officials who are engaged in or responsible for serious human rights abuses, including mass incarceration and political indoctrination, against Turkic Muslims in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The President shall impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on such individuals. The President may waive the imposition of such sanctions on U. S. national interest grounds. The President shall identify items that provide China with a critical capability to suppress basic human rights, including items that provide capability to (1) conduct surveillance, (2) monitor and restrict an individual's movement, (3) monitor and restrict access to the internet, and (4) identify individuals through facial or voice recognition. The President shall (1) place such items on the Commerce Control List (a list of items subject to export controls); and (2) require authorization for the export, reexport, or transfer of such items to or within China. The bill terminates certain prohibitions, such as a prohibition against obligating funds for U. S. Trade and Development Agency activities in China, upon a report by the President to Congress that China has taken specified actions, including ending the mass internment of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang. The…
Subjects: Alliances, Asia, Business ethics, China, Congressional oversight, Congressional tributes, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Department of State, Detention of persons, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-21 | Senate | On the Cloture Motion S. 178 | Cloture Motion Rejected (51-44, 3/5 majority required) | 34 | 35 | 2 | Official tally |
| 2020-10-19 | Senate | On the Motion to Table S. 178 | Motion to Table Agreed to (48-42) | 34 | 33 | 4 | Official tally |
| 2020-09-30 | Senate | On the Motion to Proceed S. 178 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (48-46) | 33 | 36 | 2 | Official tally |
| 2020-09-10 | Senate | On the Cloture Motion S. 178 | Cloture Motion Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) | 35 | 36 | 0 | Official tally |
| 2020-07-30 | Senate | On the Motion to Proceed S. 178 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (47-42) | 34 | 32 | 5 | Official tally |
S178 in the 114th Congress (2015–2017): Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
S178 (UIGHUR Act of 2019) was introduced in the 116th Congress (2019–2021) by Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL].
On 2020-10-21: Second cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 178 with an amendment (SA 2652) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 – 44. Record Vote Number: 207. (CR S6343)
5 recorded votes in the 116th Congress. The most recent, on 2020-10-21, was "On the Cloture Motion S. 178": Cloture Motion Rejected (51-44, 3/5 majority required).
No. Bill numbers restart each Congress. S178 was also used in the 114th Congress for different legislation.