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A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated…

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A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.

Introduced: April 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)
Mar 18, 2021
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This resolution condemns the crackdown on pro-democracy activists carried out by the governments of Hong Kong and China and the Chinese Communist Party under the illegitimate and arbitrary pretext of national security. The resolution also states that the crackdown violates (1) the 1984 agreement between the United Kingdom and China relating to Hong Kong; and (2) Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document.

What's happening now March 18, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 4 Republican 10
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Apr 20, 2021
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 22, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 18, 2021
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 18, 2021
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 18, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 18, 2021
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 18, 2021
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 18, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 18, 2021
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 18, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 18, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 126: A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-126/
MLA
"S. Res. 126: A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-126/.
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S. Res. 126, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-126/.
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[S. Res. 126: A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-126/)
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