Combating CCP Labor Abuses Act of 2025

The Combating CCP Labor Abuses Act of 2025 would require the Department of Commerce to implement two core measures aimed at combating labor abuses linked to the Chinese government’s activities in Xinjiang. First, it obligates the Secretary of Commerce to provide training for certain Department of Commerce employees who offer counseling to businesses engaged in interstate commerce or foreign direct investment, focusing on human rights abuses including forced labor against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. The training should build on existing programs and be updated as the Secretary deems appropriate. Second, it requires the Secretary to offer guidance to U.S. businesses—also tied to interstate commerce or foreign direct investment—about awareness of these abuses, including risk factors, ways to avoid dealing with implicated entities, and potential risks. The guidance is explicitly advisory. Overall, the bill seeks to strengthen awareness and risk management around supply chains and business dealings that could be connected to forced labor and other human rights abuses in China, without creating new penalties or enforcement mechanisms in itself.