Skip to main content
HRES 497 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
International Affairs ArrestCanadaChinaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Detention of personsDissentersEast AsiaEthnic relationsFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHuman rightsLanguage and languagesMinoritiesPolitical prisonersPolitical violenceReligionReligious liberty
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 17, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10393)
Sep 17, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10393)
Sep 17, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 497.
Sep 17, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10393-10395)
Sep 17, 2007
Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jun 26, 2007
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 26, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 19, 2007
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action September 17, 2007

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) should: (1) seek to ensure the linguistic, cultural, and religious rights of the Uyghur people of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; (2) release the children of Rebiya Kadeer from incarceration and house arrest and cease intimidation of the Kadeer family members; and (3) release Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and allow him to rejoin his family in Canada.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 574 Related bill A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediatel…
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 2007
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 28, 2007
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 25, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2007
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 25, 2007
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 497: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-497/
MLA
"H. Res. 497: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-497/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 497, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-497/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 497: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-497/)
Report a problem