S. 4432, the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, is a bipartisan Senate bill introduced on April 29, 2026 by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) alongside Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR). It directs the U.S. Secretary of State to formally determine whether the actions of People’s Republic of China officials and agents against Tibetans in Tibet amount to ongoing genocide or crimes against humanity. After being read twice, the bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The introduction date deliberately coincided with Tibetan Martyrs’ Day, observed by the Tibetan Youth Congress.

The Secretary of State would have one year from enactment to deliver that determination to Congress. The bill enumerates the kinds of evidence the Secretary must weigh, including systematic killing, torture, psychological harm, forced indoctrination, forced displacement, mass detention, deprivation of basic needs, forced sterilization and coercive abortion, and the forced transfer of Tibetan children — singling out the PRC’s “colonial boarding school system” as a specific concern.

Alongside the determination, the Secretary must submit a written report laying out the supporting evidence. That report is required to examine PRC efforts to sinicize Tibetan Buddhism and suppress Tibetan language and culture, draw on State Department findings and credible third-party sources, and recommend U.S. responses such as sanctions, visa restrictions, and diplomatic measures. The report would be unclassified but may carry a classified annex, and the bill defines “Tibet” as the traditional provinces of Amdo, Kham, and U-Tsang within the PRC.