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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 28, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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