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Condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.

Introduced: February 8, 2023 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 9, 2023
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Feb 9, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 9, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 117). (text: CR H794)
Feb 9, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 104.
Feb 9, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H794-799)
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Feb 9, 2023 House · vote #117 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Passed 4190 See who voted →
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns China's violation of U.S. sovereignty and denounces the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to deceive through false claims about its intelligence collection campaigns in violation of U.S. sovereignty. The resolution also states that it should be U.S. policy to promptly and decisively act to prevent foreign aerial surveillance platforms from violating U.S. sovereignty.

What's happening now February 9, 2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 104: Condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-104/
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"H. Res. 104: Condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-104/.
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H. Res. 104, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-104/.
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[H. Res. 104: Condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-104/)
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