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HRES 636 118th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Hong Kong Human rights Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency

Condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.

Introduced: August 4, 2023 Introduced by: Kim, Young Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns China's Hong Kong national security law (officially called The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) and related human rights abuses. The resolution also (1) supports the people of Hong Kong as they fight to exercise fundamental rights and freedoms; and (2) calls upon the Hong Kong government to drop all sedition and national security law-related charges and free all defendants immediately, including Jimmy Lai, Cardinal Zen, and at least 47 individuals known collectively as the Hong Kong 47.

What's happening now July 28, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 3, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Sep 14, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Aug 4, 2023
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Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 1, 2023
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Bera, Ami
California · Jul 28, 2023
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 28, 2023
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Jul 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 636: Condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-636/
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