HCONRES 218 106th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

Introduced: November 3, 1999 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

International Affairs ChinaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesConstitutionsCrime and Law Enforcement

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Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

Nov 19, 1999

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Nov 18, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 18, 1999

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Nov 18, 1999

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Nov 18, 1999

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12885-12887)

Nov 18, 1999

Mr. Gilman asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Nov 18, 1999

Committee on International Relations discharged.

Nov 18, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Nov 2, 1999

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 3

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2 agreed to 1 pending / other

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 566	–	Insert a complete new preamble as follows: \ Whereas Falun Gong is a peaceful and nonviolent form of person…	Agreed to	Nov 18, 1999
HAMDT 565	–	Amendment inserts a new text.	Agreed to	Nov 18, 1999
HAMDT 563	–	–	Pending	–

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Latest action November 19, 1999

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop persecuting FalunGong practitioners and other religious believers.

Calls for the U.S. Government to use every appropriate forum, including the United Nations Human Rights Commission, to urge the Government of the People's Republic of China to: (1) release from detention all Falun Gong practitioners and put an immediate end to the practices of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment against them and other prisoners of conscience; (2) allow Falun Gong practitioners to pursue their religious beliefs in accordance with article 36 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China; and (3) abide by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 10

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Nov 18, 1999

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Nov 17, 1999

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Nov 17, 1999

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Nov 16, 1999

Burr, Richard

· Nov 3, 1999

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Nov 3, 1999

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Nov 3, 1999

California · Nov 2, 1999

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 218: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-218/

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"H. Con. Res. 218: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-218/.

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