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HCONRES 208 101th Congress House International Affairs China Emigration Foreign loans Human rights Martial law Most favored nation principle Right to travel Sanctions (International law) Tibet

Concerning human rights violations by the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: October 4, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 18, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Oct 18, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Oct 18, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Oct 16, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.
Oct 10, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Oct 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 4, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the situation in the People's Republic of China and in Tibet remains grim; (2) there should be no relaxation of presidential sanctions imposed on China and the Congress should act swiftly to secure final enactment of its own proposed sanctions; (3) the President should oppose any further action regarding China's desire to accede to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade until martial law is lifted and human rights are restored; (4) the United States should continue to oppose any change in World Bank policy towards loans to China and the release of loan funding to China until such conditions are met; and (5) the President should consider withholding most favored nation treatment for products of China for an additional 12 months, as proposed by the President on May 31, 1989, until there is freedom of emigration in both China and Tibet.

What's happening now October 18, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 4, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 208: Concerning human rights violations by the People's Republic of China.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-208/
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"H. Con. Res. 208: Concerning human rights violations by the People's Republic of China.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-208/.
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