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HRES 18 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: January 3, 2017 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Jan 3, 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.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses concern about the detainment of Sandy Phan-Gillis in Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, in August 2004.

Encourages the Department of State and the intelligence community to: (1) jointly continue investigations and consider all plausible explanations for Phan-Gillis's detainment, (2) coordinate investigations with the Chinese government and solicit information from appropriate regional affairs and law enforcement experts on plausible explanations, and (3) continue to work with and inform Congress and Phan-Gillis's family on efforts to possibly recover Phan-Gillis and to resolve her detainment.

What's happening now February 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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