Skip to main content
HRES 347 104th Congress House International Affairs China East Asia Human rights Tibet United Nations

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the human rights situation in China and Tibet and encouraging the United States to sponsor and press for the enactment of a resolution…

Show full title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the human rights situation in China and Tibet and encouraging the United States to sponsor and press for the enactment of a resolution condemning the human rights situation in China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

Introduced: January 25, 1996 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 104th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 26, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Jan 25, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jan 25, 1996
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should sponsor and vigorously press for passage at the 1996 meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights of a resolution that criticizes human rights violations in China and Tibet and that calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to ensure the observance of human rights.

What's happening now February 26, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 29, 1996
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 25, 1996
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 25, 1996
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 347: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the human rights situation in China and Tibet and encouraging the United States to sponsor and press for the enactment of a resolution condemning the human rights situation in China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-347/
MLA
"H. Res. 347: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the human rights situation in China and Tibet and encouraging the United States to sponsor and press for the enactment of a resolution condemning the human rights situation in China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-347/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 347, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-347/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 347: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the human rights situation in China and Tibet and encouraging the United States to sponsor and press for the enactment of a resolution condemning the human rights situation in China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-347/)
Report a problem