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A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet.

Introduced: April 7, 2008 See on congress.gov

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Apr 9, 2008

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2826-2827; text: CR S2827)

Apr 9, 2008

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2826-2827; text: CR S2827)

Apr 9, 2008

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Apr 7, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2638-2639)

Apr 7, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2639-2641)

Apr 7, 2008

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the violence in Tibet and calls for restraint by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the people of Tibet.

Calls for: (1) a dialogue between the government of China and the Dalai Lama on religious and cultural autonomy for Tibet within China; and (2) release of peaceful protesters.

Calls on the PRC to: (1) respect the right of the people of Tibet to speak of the Dalai Lama and possess his photograph; (2) respect basic human rights; (3) allow international journalists free access to China; and (4) provide a full accounting of the March 2008 protests in Tibet.

Calls on the Department of State to fully implement the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002.

Urges that the agreement permitting the PRC to open further diplomatic missions in the United States should be contingent upon establishment of a U.S. government office in Lhasa, Tibet.

What's happening now April 9, 2008

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2826-2827; text: CR S2827)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 8

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Apr 9, 2008

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Apr 9, 2008

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Apr 8, 2008

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Apr 7, 2008

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Apr 7, 2008

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Apr 7, 2008

Murray, Patty

Washington · Apr 7, 2008

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Apr 7, 2008

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 504: A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-504/

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"S. Res. 504: A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-504/.

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