SRES 201 112th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Introduced: July 11, 2011 See on congress.gov

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Oct 6, 2011

Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6353-6354)

Oct 6, 2011

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6353-6354)

Oct 6, 2011

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6352-6354)

Oct 6, 2011

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

May 26, 2011

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3451-3453)

May 26, 2011

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 737	–	To modify the resolution.	Agreed to	Oct 6, 2011

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Latest action October 6, 2011

Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6353-6354)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the Senate: (1) acknowledges that the framework of anti-Chinese legislation, including the Chinese Exclusion Act, is incompatible with the basic founding principles of equality recognized in the Declaration of Independence; (2) regrets passing six decades of legislation targeting the Chinese people for physical and political exclusion; and (3) reaffirms its commitment to preserving the same civil rights and constitutional protections for people of Chinese or other Asian descent in the United States accorded to all others.

States that nothing in this resolution may be construed to authorize or support, or serve as a settlement of, any claim against the United States.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 3

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Sep 21, 2011

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Jul 11, 2011

Murray, Patty

Washington · May 26, 2011

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 201: A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-201/

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"S. Res. 201: A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-201/.

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