Resources
Press

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres’s Bill on Investigating the Uyghur Genocide Going to President Biden’s Desk

Dec 14, 2023
Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Uyghur Genocide Intelligence Review Act, introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15), in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 (NDAA). 

The “Uyghur Genocide Intelligence Review Act” would require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to submit to Congress an annual report related to the ongoing and brutal genocide of more than one million Uyghurs – a Muslim ethnic minority group in the People’s Republic of China’s Xinjiang region.

“The Chinese Communist Party’s genocide against the Uyghur people is a crime against humanity that’s too grave to be ignored,” said Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15). “This legislation will build on the bipartisan work of the select committee to confront the human rights abuses by the CCP against ethnic and religious minorities. The passage of this bill shows that the United States is committed to sounding the alarm about the CCP’s clear and convincing intent to destroy the culture, identity, history, and very existence of Uyghurs as a people, whose birthrates have already been cut in half by forced abortions and sterilizations.”

Text of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 can be found here. 

###

Recent Posts

May 1, 2024
Housing for All

Rep. Ritchie Torres Joins Rep. Stevens and González-Colón in Introducing Legislation to Address the Dire Shortage of Affordable Housing Across the U.S.

Today, U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY), along with Rep. Jennifer González-Colón (R-PR) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), introduced the Healthy Affordable Housing Act to address the dire shortage of safe, affordable housing units for American families. The U.S. is currently in need of 7.3 million additional affordable housing units for families most in need.  “There […]

Apr 25, 2024
In the News

Wide Coalition of Interest Groups and Companies Send Letters in Support of Congressman Ritchie Torres’s Lithium-Ion Battery Bill

Yesterday, the following interest groups and companies sent letters to Speaker Mike Johnson, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Senate Commerce Committee in support of Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15)’s bill, H.R. 1797, the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act: Consumer Reports, Grubhub, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Chamber of Progress, […]

Apr 23, 2024
In the News

Rep. Ritchie Torres Urges Postmaster General to Reconsider Stamp Price Increases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) sent a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, urging him to reconsider recently announced price increases to stamps: “I am writing to express strong opposition to the US Postal Service’s proposal for raising the price of stamps from 68 cents to 73 cents. An 8% rise in the cost […]