WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) introduced the Confronting CCP Human Rights Abuses Act, which would re-list the Ministry of Public Security’s (MPS) Institute of Forensic Science of China onto the Entity List (published as Supplement 4 of Part 744 of the Code of Federal Regulations). President Biden removed the Trump-era trade sanctions against the MPS’ Institute of Forensic Science in November of 2023. The legislation has been co-led by GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) and CCP Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (MI-02).
“The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a long and sordid history of human rights abuses, and its Institute of Forensic Science is no exception. President Trump took decisive action to sanction the Institute in June 2020, placing it on the Entity List for its material support for the genocide of the Uighurs. President Biden lifted the sanctions in November 2023 and removed the Institute from the Entity List – without proving that the Institute had stopped participating in mass slaughter,” said Congressman Andy Ogles.“It’s past time for the US to confront the CCP’s human rights abusers, and Congress will have to lead in the absence of a strong Commander-in-Chief. I am incredibly grateful for the support of the Select Committee on the CCP Chairman Moolenaar and GOP Conference Chairwoman Stefanik.”
“Joe Biden has unacceptably chosen to reward a Communist Chinese company despite their genocidal crimes and human rights abuses against the Uyghur population and other ethnic minorities. This legislation to relist China’s Institute of Forensic Science on our Entity List will return us to President Trump’s peace through strength strategy and ensure no U.S. technology is benefiting Communist China’s human rights abuses,” said Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.
“Secretary Blinken has often argued that human rights should be at the forefront of our foreign policy. Unfortunately, the administration did not follow its own principle when it delisted a Chinese entity implicated in genocide in exchange for yet more unproductive talks about fentanyl—even though we now know the Chinese Communist Party is fueling that crisis. Rewarding the CCP for committing one human rights atrocity will only empower it to worsen the others,” said Chairman John Moolenaar
“Complacency in the face of human rights abuses cannot be tolerated. America should confront the CCP for their acts of oppression, particularly against Uighur minorities in Xinjiang. I am proud to cosponsor this legislation that is crucial to strengthening global efforts to uphold justice,”said Congressman Pete Sessions.
“The America First Policy Institute supports the relisting of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Institute of Forensic Science as a material supporter of the genocide in East Turkestan (Xinjiang). The Institute is a laboratory for China’s secret police that has used DNA to collect genetic information on Uyghur detainees. The Biden Administration removed the Institute from the entity list in November 2023 in a misguided attempt to obtain CCP cooperation in combating the fentanyl epidemic.
The strategy of appeasing the CCP regime is a proven failure. Beijing has time and again extracted U.S. concessions in return for promises to crack down on fentanyl precursor production. They respond with half-measures while cynically shifting blame for the epidemic onto the American people. President Biden must preserve the integrity of the Entity List and keep the pressure on CCP organizations that enable fentanyl production and genocide,” said Adam Savit, Director of the China Policy Initiative at AFPI.
Cosponsors (17): Select Committee on the CCP Chairman John Moolenaar [MI-02], Conference Chair Elise Stefanik [NY-21] Reps. Ralph Norman [SC-05], Dan Crenshaw [TX-02], Scott Franklin [FL-18], Diana Harshbarger [TN-01], Clay Higgins [LA-03], Mike Lawler [NY-17], Barry Moore [AL-02], Blaine Luetkemeyer [MO-03], Zach Nuun [IA-03], Ashley Hinson [IA-02], Tim Walberg [MI-07], Aaron Bean [FL-04], Andy Barr [KY-06], Dan Meuser [PA-09], Pete Sessions [TX-17].
Supporting Groups (2): Heritage Action, America First Policy Institute (China Policy Institute)
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/ogles-stefanik-introduce-bill-reinstate-trump-era-trade-sanctions-genocidal