U.S. House passes bill targeting China over Uyghur treatment after bipartisan deal; the legislation now heads to the Senate, which is expected to send the bill to the White House for President Biden's signature.
"Happy to report that Senator Rubio & I just reached an agreement on final text of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," McGovern."We will be moving our bill through both chambers & to President Biden's desk as quickly as possible."
The White House previously announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, citing China’s"ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses."in Xinjiang as genocide in January, and lawmakers have been pushing a ban on imports of products made with forced labor by Uyghurs. China has dismissed the genocide charge, calling it a slanderous assertion about conditions in Xinjiang.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said before Tuesday's House vote that Biden welcomed the compromise measure. "The Administration will work closely with Congress to implement this bill to ensure global supply chains are free of forced labor, while simultaneously working to on-shore and third-shore key supply chains, including semiconductors and clean energy," Psaki said in a statement.
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