H. Res. 104 118th Congress House

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: Michael T. McCaul Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (House)

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 9, 2023

Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Feb 8, 2023

Introduced in House

Feb 8, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Feb 9, 2023	House · vote #117	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Passed	419–0	See who voted →

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Latest action February 9, 2023

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

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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Fry, Russell

South Carolina · Feb 8, 2023

Zinke, Ryan K.

Montana · Feb 8, 2023

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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/)