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HCONRES 131 101th Congress House International Affairs China Democracy Human rights Nonviolence Public demonstrations Student unrest

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the demonstration in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Introduced: May 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jun 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
May 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 23, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and throughout China for their use of nonviolent means to achieve reform.

Urges the Chinese Government to reach an accommodation with the demonstrators and work toward a democratic China.

What's happening now June 5, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 25, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 131: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the demonstration in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, People's Republic of China.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-131/
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"H. Con. Res. 131: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the demonstration in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, People's Republic of China.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-131/.
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H. Con. Res. 131, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-131/.
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[H. Con. Res. 131: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the demonstration in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, People's Republic of China.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-131/)
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