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A concurrent resolution 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, and permit…

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A concurrent resolution 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, and permit them to move to the United States if they so desire.

Introduced: February 10, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 24, 2000
Mr. Bereuter moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jul 24, 2000
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 81.
Jul 24, 2000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6724-6726)
Jul 24, 2000
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6724)
Jul 24, 2000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6724)
Jun 29, 2000
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 29, 2000
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.
Jun 28, 2000
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 28, 2000
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 27, 2000
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 27, 2000
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 30, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
May 30, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
May 3, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 3, 2000
Received in the House.
May 3, 2000
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 2, 2000
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3269-3270; text: CR S3270)
May 2, 2000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3269-3270; text: CR S3270)
Apr 26, 2000
Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.
Apr 13, 2000
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.
Apr 13, 2000
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms without amendment and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Apr 13, 2000
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 10, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S636)
Feb 10, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S636-637)
Feb 10, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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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 July 24, 2000

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 29, 2000
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 10, 2000
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 10, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 81: A concurrent resolution 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, and permit them to move to the United States if they so desire.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-81/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 81: A concurrent resolution 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, and permit them to move to the United States if they so desire.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-81/.
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S. Con. Res. 81, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-81/.
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[S. Con. Res. 81: A concurrent resolution 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, and permit them to move to the United States if they so desire.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-81/)
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