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HCONRES 447 107th Congress House International Affairs China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Detention of persons Diplomacy Diplomats Dissenters East Asia Federal-local relations Foreign agents Freedom of association Freedom of speech Government Operations and Politics Human rights Immigration Law Local officials Meditation

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Chinese Government's oppression of Falun Gong in the United States and in the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: July 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Aug 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 24, 2002
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 24, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Calls for the Government of the People's Republic of China to: (1) stop interfering in the exercise of religious and political freedoms within the United States, such as the right to practice Falun Gong; (2) cease using diplomatic missions in the United States to spread falsehoods about Falun Gong; (3) release prisoners of conscience; (4) end the harassment, detention, physical abuse, and imprisonment of individuals who are exercising their legitimate rights; and (5) demonstrate its willingness to abide by international standards of freedom of belief, expression, and association.

Calls on the President of the United States to take such actions as: (1) issuing a formal protest about repeated Chinese Government human rights violations to the Chinese Foreign Ministry; and (2) working more closely with Chinese human rights activists to identify Chinese authorities who have been personally responsible for acts of violence and persecution in China.

Urges the Attorney General to investigate reports that Chinese consular officials in the United States have committed illegal acts while attempting to intimidate or inappropriately influence Falun Gong practitioners or local elected officials and determine an appropriate legal response.

Calls on local government officials in the United States to recognize and support organizations and individuals that share the goals of the local community, including Falun Gong practitioners, and report incidents of pressure or harassment by Chinese agents.

What's happening now August 20, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 13, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 13, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 10, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 10, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2002
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 7, 2002
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 7, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 25, 2002
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 25, 2002
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 9, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 9, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 447: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Chinese Government's oppression of Falun Gong in the United States and in the People's Republic of China.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-447/
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"H. Con. Res. 447: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Chinese Government's oppression of Falun Gong in the United States and in the People's Republic of China.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-447/.
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H. Con. Res. 447, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-447/.
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