SRES 244 105th Congress Senate

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…

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Official title: 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.

Introduced: June 5, 1998 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov

International Affairs ChinaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCrime and Law EnforcementDemocracy

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East AsiaEducationGovernment Operations and PoliticsHigher educationHuman rightsMurderPolitical persecutionPublic demonstrationsStudent unrest

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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)

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5681)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 244: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-244/

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"S. Res. 244: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-244/.

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S. Res. 244, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-244/.

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[S. Res. 244: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-244/)