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HRES 601 106th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that without improvement in human rights the Olympic Games in the year 2008 should not be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: September 28, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Oct 4, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1667-1668)
Sep 28, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 28, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 4, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1667-1668)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Welcomes the participation of Chinese athletes in, and the support of the Chinese people for, the Olympic Games.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the 2008 Olympic Games should not be held in Beijing because the deplorable human rights record of the People's Republic of China violates international human rights standards which that Government has pledged to uphold and its actions are inconsistent with the Olympic ideal.

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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 28, 2000
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 28, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 601: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that without improvement in human rights the Olympic Games in the year 2008 should not be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-601/
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"H. Res. 601: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that without improvement in human rights the Olympic Games in the year 2008 should not be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-601/.
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H. Res. 601, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-601/.
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[H. Res. 601: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that without improvement in human rights the Olympic Games in the year 2008 should not be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-601/)
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