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HRES 153 115th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Expressing concern over the detainment of Sandy Phan-Gillis, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2017 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Feb 27, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Feb 27, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses concern about the detainment of Sandy Phan-Gillis in Guangxi Province, People's Republic of China, since March 2015.

Encourages the Department of State and the intelligence community to jointly continue investigations and to consider all plausible explanations for Phan-Gillis's detainment.

Urges the State Department and the intelligence community to: (1) coordinate investigations with the Chinese government and solicit information from appropriate regional affairs and law enforcement experts on plausible explanations, and (2) continue to work with and inform Congress and Phan-Gillis's family on efforts to recover Phan-Gillis and to resolve her detainment.

Requests the immediate release of Phan-Gillis by the Chinese government.

What's happening now May 18, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 153: Expressing concern over the detainment of Sandy Phan-Gillis, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-153/
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