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Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act

Introduced: October 4, 2017 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Nov 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Nov 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act

This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly at locations: (1) associated with the research of the Tiananmen Protests of 1989 and their violent suppression, and (2) dedicated to preserving the history of the Chinese pro-democracy movement.

What's happening now November 29, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Republican 1