,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ffg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #d1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,p]due 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4    
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4       
,baldw91 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4       
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,da9es1   
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1  
,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1  
,ms4 ,murk[ski1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,condemn+ p]secution (    
religi\s m9orities 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a & any actions t limit _! free      
expression & practice ( fai?4  ,:]eas   
,article #ah ( ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation (
 ,human ,rights /ates t ev]yone has ! "r
 to fre$om ( ?\ght1 consci5ce &         
religion2 ?is "r includes fre$om to     
*ange 8 religion or belief1 & fre$om1   
ei!r alone or 9 community ) o!rs & 9    
public or private1 to manife/ 8 religion
 or belief 9 tea*+1 practice1 wor%ip &  
obs]vance2 ,:]eas ,article #cf ( !      

,con/itution ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  
7,,prc7 ( #aihb /ates1 ,citiz5s ( ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a enjoy fre$om (        
religi\s belief4 ,no /ate organ1 public 
organization or individual may compel   
citiz5s to believe 91 or n to believe 91
 any religion2 nor may !y discrim9ate   
aga9/ citiz5s :o believe 91 any         
religion42 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t e/imates !re are #feh1jjj1jjj 
religi\s believ]s 9 ,*9a1 includ+       
#bea1jjj1jjj ,buddhi/s1 #gj1jjj1jjj     
,*ri/ians1 #be1jjj1jjj ,muslims1        
#cjb1jjj1jjj obs]v]s ( folk religions1 &
 #aj1jjj1jjj obs]v]s ( o!r fai?s1       
includ+ ,taoism2 ,:]eas _m memb]s (     
religi\s m9ority gr\ps 9 ,*9a1 includ+  
,uighurs1 ,hui1 & ,kazakh ,muslims2     
,tibetan ,buddhi/s2 ,ca?olics2          
,prote/ants2 & ,falun ,gong1 face sev]e 
repression & discrim9ation because ( _! 
beliefs2 ,:]eas ,fre$om ,h\se has label$
 p]secution ( ,prote/ants 9 ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a z high on its spectrum 
( religi\s p]secution2 ,:]eas gov]nm5t  

regulations 9 ,*9a require religi\s     
gr\ps to regi/] ) ! gov]nm5t ?r\gh      
/ate-sanction$ patriotic religi\s       
associations1 :i* regul>ly review s]mons
 & require *ur* lead]s to att5d         
education sessions ) religi\s bureau    
(ficials2 ,:]eas au?orities cont9ue to  
arre/ & h>ass ,*ri/ians 9 ,zhejiang     
,prov9ce1 includ+ by requir+ ,*ri/ian   
*ur*es to in/all surveillance cam]as to 
enable daily police monitor+ ( _!       
activities2 ,:]eas !re is an ongo+      
campaign by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a to remove crosses &    
demoli% *ur*es2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a consid]s sev]al   
,*ri/ian gr\ps to be evil cults2 ,:]eas 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a   
re/ricts religi\s education 9           
in/itutions across ! c\ntry1 includ+ !  
ability ( ,muslims & ,*ri/ians to speak 
ab\t _! fai? among univ]sity /ud5ts1 z  
well z /rictly bann+ meet+s ( /ud5t     
religi\s organizations2 ,:]eas national 
pr9t+ regulations re/rict ! publication 

& di/ribution ( lit]ature ) religi\s    
cont5t1 all[+ = religi\s texts publi%$  
)\t au?orization1 includ+ ,bibles &     
,qurans1 to be confiscat$1 & unau?oriz$ 
publi%+ h\ses1 clos$2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a limits       
di/ribution ( ,bibles to patriotic      
religi\s association entities1 & because
 individuals _c ord] ,bibles directly f 
publi%+ h\ses1 unregi/]$ *ur*es h       
report$ t ! supply & di/ribution (      
,bibles is inadequate2 ,:]eas au?orities
 9 ,*9a cont9ue to limit ! numb] (      
,*ri/ian titles t c be publi%$ annually1
 ) draft manuscripts closely review$2   
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a cont9ues to cite conc]ns ov] ! ?ree
 evils ( e?nic sep>atism1 religi\s      
extremism1 & viol5t t]rorism z gr\nds to
 enact & en=ce re/rictions on religi\s  
practices ( ,muslims 9 ! ,x9jiang       
,uighur ,autonom\s ,region 7,,xu>71     
includ+ ,uighurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1    
,hui1 & ,tajiks2 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t  
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,uighur ,muslims &    

memb]s ( o!r ,muslim m9ority gr\ps h be5
 =cibly s5t to re$ucation c5t]s1 &      
ext5sive & invasive security &          
surveillance practices h be5 in/itut$ by
 ,*9ese au?orities aga9/ !m2 ,:]eas !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has 
s\ght ! =cible repatriation ( ,uighur   
,muslims f =eign c\ntries & deta9$ "s ( 
^? :o return$1 lead+ _m to seek asylum  
ov]seas on ! gr\nds ( religi\s          
p]secution2 ,:]eas1 z "p ( ! ongo+ ,?ree
 ,illegals & ,"o ,item campaign1        
int]national m$ia has report$ t         
au?orities 9 ,x9jiang cont9ue to        
confiscate ,qurans & pray] rugs z       
illegal religi\s items2 ,:]eas ,tibetan 
,buddhi/s1 includ+ ^? outside ! ,tibet  
,autonom\s ,region 7,,t>71 are prev5t$ f
 wor%ip+ ! ,dalai ,lama op5ly1 &        
au?orities treat ^? se5 z loyal to !    
,dalai ,lama z a sep>ati/ ?reat2 ,:]eas 
au?orities 9 ,*9a h evict$ at lea/      
#aa1ejj monks & nuns f ,tibetan ,buddhi/
 in/itutes at ,l>ung ,g> & ,ya*5 ,g>    
s9ce #bjaf2 ,:]eas ,uighur ,muslims &   

,tibetan ,buddhi/s h report$ sev]e      
societal discrim9ation 9 employm5t1     
h\s+1 & bus9ess opportunities2 ,:]eas ! 
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty ma9ta9s an       
extralegal1 p>ty-run security app>atus  
to elim9ate ! ,falun ,gong movem5t & o!r
 su* organizations2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 x 0
 report$ t ,*9ese au?orities s5t5c$     
almo/ #a1jjj practition]s to imprisonm5t
 = practic+ ,falun ,dafa1 & #db         
practition]s di$ 9 cu/ody or foll[+     
release f prison due to injuries su/a9$ 
:ile 9 cu/ody2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a does n recognize  
,judaism z belong+ to #a ( #e           
/ate-sanction$ patriotic religi\s       
associations1 & !re=e practition]s are n
 p]mitt$ to regi/] ) ! gov]nm5t &       
legally hold wor%ip s]vices or o!r      
religi\s c]emonies & activities2 ,:]eas 
,congress unanim\sly pass$ !            
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bib71 mak+ x ! 
(ficial policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to     
condemn violations ( religi\s fre$om1 & 

to promote1 & to assi/ o!r gov]nm5ts 9 !
 promotion (1 ! fundam5tal "r to fre$om 
( religion & to /& = lib]ty & /& ) !    
p]secut$1 to use & implem5t appropriate 
tools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =eign policy    
app>atus1 includ+ diplomatic1 political1
 comm]cial1 *>itable1 educational1 &    
cultural *annels1 to promote respect =  
religi\s fre$om by all gov]nm5ts &      
peoples2 ,:]eas1 "u ! ,int]national     
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,commission on ,int]national ,religi\s  
,fre$om has designat$ ,*9a z a c\ntry ( 
p>ticul> conc]n e ye> s9ce #aiii2 ,:]eas
 ,congress unanim\sly pass$ ! ,frank ,r4
 ,wolf ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om  
,act 7,public ,law #aad-bha7 9 #bjaf to 
am5d ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om  
,act ( #aiih to enhance ! capabilities (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to advance religi\s    
lib]ty globally ?r\gh diplomacy1 tra9+1 
c\nt]t]rorism1 & =eign assi/ance2 ,:]eas
 ! ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights    
,acc\ntability ,act 7subtitle ,f ( title
 ,,xii ( ,public ,law #aad-cbh71 pass$  

by ,congress 9 #bjaf1 gives au?ority to 
! ,presid5t to impose t>get$ sanctions  
on individuals responsible = committ+   
human rights violations2 & ,:]eas !     
,unit$ ,/ates mu/ %[ /rong int]national 
lead]%ip :5 x comes to ! advancem5t (   
religi\s fre$oms1 lib]ties1 &           
protections3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,s5ate-- 7#a7 /rongly condemns !        
p]secution ( religi\s m9orities 9 ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a & any actions t limit 
_! free expression & practice ( fai?2   
7#b7 reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates 9 promot+ religi\s fre$om &      
tol]ance ar\nd ! _w & help+ to provide  
protection & relief to religi\s         
m9orities fac+ p]secution & viol5ce2    
7#c7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a to uphold ! ,*9ese     
,con/itution 9 addition to !            
int]nationally recogniz$ human "r to    
fre$om f religi\s p]secution & to end   
all =ms ( viol5ce & discrim9ation aga9/ 
religi\s m9orities2  7#d7 /rongly       
condemns ! use ( re$ucation c5t]s1      

int]nm5t camps1 & conc5tration camps z  
puni%m5t = religi\s practice &          
expression2  7#e7 /rongly condemns !    
re/riction & c5sor%ip ( religi\s        
mat]ials l ! ,bible1 ! ,quran1 & any o!r
 religi\s articles or lit]ature         
sacrosanct to religi\s practice or      
expression2 &  7#f7 urges ! ,presid5t to
 take appropriate actions to promote    
religi\s fre$om ( religi\s m9orities 9 !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 us+ ! p[]s      
provid$ to ! ,presid5t "u !             
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bib71 ! ,frank 
,r4 ,wolf ,int]national ,religi\s       
,fre$om ,act 7,public ,law #aad-bha71 & 
! ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights     
,acc\ntability ,act 7subtitle ,f ( title
 ,,xii ( ,public ,law #aad-cbh74