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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, her secretary, and her son, abide by the International Covenant on…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, her secretary, and her son, abide by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and permit Kadeer, her secretary, and her son to move to the United States if they so desire.

Introduced: February 10, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 17, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Feb 17, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Feb 10, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 10, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to: (1) immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, a prominent ethnic Uighur from the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of the People's Republic of China, her secretary, and her son; and (2) permit Kadeer, her secretary, and her son to move to the United States, if they so desire.
What's happening now February 17, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 81 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China shou…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 12, 2000
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 28, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 249: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, her secretary, and her son, abide by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and permit Kadeer, her secretary, and her son to move to the United States if they so desire.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-249/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 249: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, her secretary, and her son, abide by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and permit Kadeer, her secretary, and her son to move to the United States if they so desire.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-249/.
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H. Con. Res. 249, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-249/.
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[H. Con. Res. 249: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, her secretary, and her son, abide by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and permit Kadeer, her secretary, and her son to move to the United States if they so desire.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-249/)
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