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HRES 156 111th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Congressional tributes Detention of persons Human rights Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency

Supporting Charter 08 and the ideals of the Charter 08 movement.

Introduced: February 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 11, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports: (1) Charter 08 and its ideals; and (2) the Chinese people's efforts to secure liberty, the rule of law, representative government, and the protection of human rights.

Notes Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to destroy the Charter 08 movement.

Calls upon the CCP to release Liu Xiaobo.

What's happening now February 11, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 9, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 20, 2009
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 5, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 18, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2009
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 16, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Mar 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 156: Supporting Charter 08 and the ideals of the Charter 08 movement.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-156/
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"H. Res. 156: Supporting Charter 08 and the ideals of the Charter 08 movement.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-156/.
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H. Res. 156, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-156/.
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