Uyghur Policy Act of 2025

This bill focuses on protecting the human rights and culture of Uyghurs and other minority groups in China’s Xinjiang region. It tells the U.S. State Department to make Uyghur issues a priority, keep close contact with Uyghur leaders, support independent reporting like Radio Free Asia, and set up a way for people to report harassment by foreign governments in the U.S. It also requires yearly updates to Congress on efforts to stop transnational repression, and these steps last for five years . To build global pressure, the U.S. must develop a plan within 180 days to push China to close detention camps, allow real outside access, and protect human rights, with a progress report due in one year . The bill adds Uyghur language training and aims to place at least one Uyghur-speaking officer at every U.S. post in China, with follow-up reports on staffing . It also directs U.S. diplomats at the United Nations to fight efforts to silence debate on abuses and to support a special UN monitor for Xinjiang . For outreach, it sets aside $250,000 per year in 2025–2027 (from existing public diplomacy funds) to bring Uyghur rights advocates to speak, especially in Muslim‑majority countries; no extra money is authorized overall . The bill cites evidence of mass detentions, abuse, and international findings of severe human rights violations to explain why these steps are needed .

• Who is affected | What changes | When
• Uyghur and other minorities in Xinjiang | U.S. plan to press for camp closures, real access, and rights protections; public reporting on progress | Strategy due in 180 days; report in 1 year
• Uyghur Americans and exiles in the U.S. | Reporting system for transnational harassment; annual updates to Congress; prevention strategies | Ongoing; measures last 5 years
• Human rights advocates/public diplomacy | $250,000 per year to support speakers and outreach in 2025–2027 | FY 2025–2027; uses existing funds
• U.S. embassies/consulates in China | Uyghur language training; aim for at least one Uyghur‑speaking officer per post; follow-up reports | Initial report in 1 year; annual reports for 2 more years
• U.S. work at the UN | Oppose efforts to block debate or exclude Uyghur advocates; push for a UN special rapporteur/working group | Ongoing