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A resolution commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China in response to a request from…

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A resolution commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China in response to a request from the United States Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. executive.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

May 7, 2019

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2701; text: CR 3/6/2019 S1710)

May 7, 2019

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2701; text: CR 3/6/2019 S1710)

Apr 4, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61.

Apr 4, 2019

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Apr 3, 2019

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 6, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mar 6, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution commends Canada for upholding the rule of law and complying with its obligations under its extradition treaty with the United States, in connection with Canada's arrest Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. It also expresses the Senate's concern over China's arbitrary and abusive treatment of Canadian nationals in response to Meng's detention, and calls for the immediate release of those individuals. (The United States requested the arrest of Meng, who stands accused of various crimes under U.S. law.)

What's happening now May 7, 2019

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2701; text: CR 3/6/2019 S1710)

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Cosponsors 4

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Mar 7, 2019

Johnson, Ron

Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2019

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Mar 6, 2019

Cruz, Ted

Texas · Mar 6, 2019

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 96: A resolution commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China in response to a request from the United States Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. executive.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-96/

MLA

"S. Res. 96: A resolution commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China in response to a request from the United States Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. executive.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-96/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. Res. 96, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-96/.

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[S. Res. 96: A resolution commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China in response to a request from the United States Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. executive.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-96/)