The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 2635 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Young Kim (R)

Uyghur Policy Act of 2025

Directs the State Department to prioritize support for Uyghurs and coordinate efforts for political prisoner releases.

Tradeoff

Authorizes $250,000 per year for three years to fund human rights advocates speaking in Muslim-majority countries about Uyghur persecution. No offsetting cuts or funding source specified.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $3 million over 2025-2030, subject to .

The $3 million is the federal cost to implement coordination requirements, language training, and reporting at the State Department; the bill's primary policy impact is on U.S. diplomatic operations and support for human rights advocacy, not a federal benefit program.

H.R. 2635, Uyghur Policy Act of 2025 · Apr 2025

Passed the House by on September 2, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Apr 3, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Foreign Affairs(Apr 3, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Apr 9, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 2, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Foreign Relations(Sep 3, 2025)