SRES 23
118th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Asia
China
Detention of persons
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Human rights
A resolution demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan.
Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2023
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
May 10, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
May 4, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
May 4, 2023
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
May 3, 2023
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This resolution demands that the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) immediately release Mark Swidan. The resolution also condemns the Chinese government and the CPC for denying Swidan access to U.S. diplomats and independent and competent medical care.
Swidan is a U.S. citizen who was convicted of drug-related charges in China and sentenced to death. A U.N. working group on arbitrary detention considers Swidan's detention arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
What's happening now
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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