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HRES 821 110th Congress House

Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience.

Introduced: December 11, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 13, 2007
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 Latest action November 13, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience.

Calls upon Communist China to release its prisoners of conscience.

Urges the Administration to raise the issue of Communist China's prisoners of conscience in high-level diplomatic meetings with Communist Chinese officials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 2 Republican 6
Fortuno, Luis
· Feb 27, 2008
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 27, 2008
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Dec 12, 2007
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 12, 2007
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 2007
Sali, Bill
· Dec 4, 2007
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 4, 2007
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 4, 2007
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Nov 15, 2007
Boyda, Nancy
· Nov 14, 2007
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Nov 14, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Nov 13, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 821: Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-821/
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"H. Res. 821: Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-821/.
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H. Res. 821, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-821/.
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