HCONRES 294 109th Congress House International Affairs Capital punishment China Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information East Asia Forced labor Foreign Trade and International Finance Governmental investigations Health Human rights Import restrictions International agencies Labor and Employment Prisoners Prisons Trade agreements Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. United Nations

Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China, as a tool for suppression maintained by the Chinese Government.

Introduced: November 9, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Jan 27, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Dec 16, 2005

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 1 (Roll no. 647).(text: CR 12/14/2005 H11624)

Dec 16, 2005

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11904-11905)

Dec 16, 2005

Received in the Senate.

Dec 16, 2005

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

Dec 16, 2005

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 1 (Roll no. 647). (text: CR 12/14/2005 H11624)

Dec 14, 2005

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 294.

Dec 14, 2005

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Dec 14, 2005

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11624-11629)

Dec 14, 2005

Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

Nov 16, 2005

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 16, 2005

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 9, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Nov 9, 2005

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Dec 16, 2005	House · vote #647	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Passed	413–1	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Calls on the U.S. government to: (1) fully implement U.S. laws prohibiting the importation of forced labor products made in the Laogai; and (2) review implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Prison Labor in 1992 and the Statement of Cooperation in 1994 with respect to the Laogai.

Calls on the government of the PRC to release information about the Laogai, including information about: (1) the number and location of camps and prisoners; (2) the types of business production activities; (3) the number of executions at the camps; and (4) the extent of the harvesting and transplantation of organs of executed prisoners.

Urges the government of the PRC to allow unrestricted visits by international human rights inspectors to Laogai camps.

Urges the Congressional-Executive Commission on China to investigate the Laogai system and to make U.S. policy recommendations to help protect human rights for Chinese citizens.

States that Congress will undertake efforts to join with the European Parliament to urge the introduction of a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Commission condemning the Laogai and the human rights situation in China.

What's happening now January 27, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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