I will work to prohibit imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region unless U.S. Customs and Border Protection certifies they were not produced with forced labor.

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would create a “rebuttable presumption” that any goods made in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are made with forced labor and prohibited from entering the United States unless “clear and convincing” evidence is shown to the contrary.

McGovern reintroduced legislation to bar imports from Xinjiang unless importers can prove the goods were not made with forced labor.

McGovern, Smith, Colleagues Re-Introduce the Bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act | U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov lists H.R.6256 as sponsored by Rep. James P. McGovern, introduced 2021-12-14, passed both chambers, and became Public Law 117-78 on 2021-12-23.

McGovern sponsored the final bill that became law, directly satisfying the promise to work on a Xinjiang forced-labor import prohibition.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.6256 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
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The law directs CBP to presume Xinjiang goods are prohibited from entry unless the Commissioner determines, by clear and convincing evidence, they were not made with forced labor.

The enacted law creates the promised import bar with an exception based on CBP determination that goods were not produced with forced labor.

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Public Law 117-78 - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
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GovInfo records Public Law 117-78, approved December 23, 2021, as H.R.6256: an act ensuring Xinjiang forced-labor goods do not enter the U.S. market.

Official metadata confirms enactment date, bill number, and the law's core purpose matching the promise.

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Public Law 117-78 Content Details
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Congress.gov lists McGovern as sponsor of H.R.1155, introduced 2021-02-18; the House passed it 428-1 on 2021-12-08.

Before the final compromise bill, McGovern introduced and advanced a substantively similar Xinjiang import prohibition through the House.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.1155 - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, 117th Congress
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Congress.gov lists McGovern as sponsor of H.R.6210, introduced 2020-03-11; the House passed it 406-3 on 2020-09-22, but the Senate did not enact it.

McGovern had already introduced and advanced the same policy in the prior Congress, showing concrete effort before final enactment in 2021.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.6210 - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, 116th Congress
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