Bill · S. 580· Senate(119-S-580)
Combating CCP Labor Abuses Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/13/2025
- Last activity
- 7/28/2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
- Sponsored by
- Gary Peters
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Combating CCP Labor Abuses Act of 2025," directs the Secretary of Commerce to implement specific training and guidance programs. Employees of the Department of Commerce who provide counseling to businesses will receive training regarding human rights abuses. This training focuses on issues like forced labor involving Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by the Government of the People's Republic of China. Additionally, the Secretary must provide guidance to United States businesses engaged in interstate commerce or foreign direct investment. This guidance aims to help businesses identify and avoid risks associated with entities implicated in human rights abuses.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would Asian Americans be better off under this?+3
The bill seeks to identify and avoid entities that perpetrate human rights abuses against Uyghur and other ethnic minority populations.
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+3
The bill addresses human rights abuses and forced labor specifically targeting the Uyghur and other ethnic minority populations.
Would business owners be better off under this?+2
The bill offers guidance to help businesses mitigate reputational, economic, and legal risks.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved awareness for Department of Commerce employees: Under Section 2(a) and 2(b), employees providing counseling services to businesses will receive training designed to raise awareness about emerging trends and human rights abuses, such as forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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Enhanced risk management for United States businesses: According to Section 3(a) and 3(b), the Secretary of Commerce will offer guidance to help businesses identify risk factors and ways to avoid doing business with entities implicated in human rights abuses.
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Protection against various business risks: Section 3(b)(1)(C) notes that the guidance will provide information regarding potential reputational, economic, and legal risks of conducting transactions with certain entities.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Asian Americans+3Good For Business Owners+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+2
- 7/28/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-48.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
- 4/30/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
John CurtisRepublican · Utah
Cynthia LummisRepublican · Wyoming