HRES 877 111th Congress House International Affairs Asia Building construction Child safety and welfare China Civil actions and liability Criminal procedure and sentencing Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights Natural disasters

Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.

Introduced: October 29, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Became law

Nov 7, 2009

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H12597-12598)

Nov 7, 2009

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

Nov 7, 2009

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426 - 1 (Roll no. 880). (text: CR 11/6/2009 H12536)

Nov 7, 2009

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426 - 1 (Roll no. 880).(text: CR 11/6/2009 H12536)

Nov 6, 2009

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Berman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

Nov 6, 2009

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12535-12540)

Nov 6, 2009

Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Nov 6, 2009

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 877.

Oct 29, 2009

Introduced in House

Oct 29, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Nov 7, 2009	House · vote #880	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Passed	426–1	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Expresses support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed as a result of the collapse of numerous school buildings in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.

Calls on the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to: (1) provide Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren with the rights that all Chinese citizens have under the PRC's Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Law; and (2) implement its own National Human Rights Action Plan by allowing parents, concerned citizens, and the news media to investigate the collapse of the school buildings.

What's happening now November 7, 2009

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

Committees of jurisdiction 1