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Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience, and supporting the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

Introduced: September 23, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Sep 23, 2011
Introduced in House
Sep 23, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Calls upon China to: (1) cease harassment and discrimination against all unregistered religious organizations and individual practitioners, (2) release its prisoners of conscience, (3) release information about the number of detained prisoners of conscience and the extent of organ harvesting among such prisoners, and (4) allow the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom or international humanitarian organizations access to current and former prisoners of conscience.

Expresses sympathy to the families of prisoners of conscience who have been imprisoned, tortured, and murdered by the Chinese government.

Urges the Administration to raise the issue of the prisoners of conscience in diplomatic meetings with China.

Supports the Tuidang movement.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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