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S 2985 115th Congress Senate International Affairs Asia China Congressional oversight Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights Protest and dissent Sanctions

A bill to require a report on imprisonment of political prisoners in China.

Introduced: June 4, 2018 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 4, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of State to submit a report to Congress that: (1) identifies Chinese officials responsible for the imprisonment of political prisoners; and (2) determines whether such officials are designated under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and, if not, a justification for why not.

What's happening now June 4, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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