. The bill has since been reintroduced and added to the Eagle Act, a large China-focused bill in the House that has yet to come to the floor for a vote.A third bill, the Uygur Human Rights Protection Act, would extend Priority 2 status to those living in, where the Chinese government is accused of detaining Uygurs and other ethnic minority groups in mass internment camps. China denies the accusations.
“As we move towards a legislative solution – which would obviously be a good one but it’s languished since January – perhaps we could reach out collectively with a letter to the administration asking that they just do this,” suggested Representative Chris Smith, Republican of New Jersey. “I don’t think it’s realistic to think that this is going to be resolved in 18 months,” said Malinowski said.