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S. 1187 115th Congress Senate

A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in…

Official title: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2017 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 18, 2017
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 Latest action May 18, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill designates as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza" the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, DC.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1187: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1187/
MLA
"S. 1187: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1187/.
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S. 1187, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1187/.
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[S. 1187: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1187/)
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