SRES 244
105th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
China
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime and Law Enforcement
Democracy
East Asia
Education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Human rights
Murder
Political persecution
Public demonstrations
Student unrest
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the ninth anniversary of the massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators on Tiananmen Square by military forces acting under orders from the Government of the People's Republic of China.
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Became law
Jun 5, 1998
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5681)
Jun 5, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5681)
Jun 5, 1998
Introduced in Senate
Jun 4, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5661)
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the U.S. Government should remain committed to honoring the memory and spirit of the brave citizens of China who suffered and died in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, for attempting to assert their internationally recognized rights; and (2) supporting the peaceful transition to democratic governance and the observance of internationally recognized human, civil, and political rights and the rule of law in China should be a principal goal of U.S. foreign policy.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5681)