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.

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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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

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 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)

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Cosponsors 1

Cornyn, John

Texas · Feb 1, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 23: A resolution demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-23/

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"S. Res. 23: A resolution demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-23/.

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S. Res. 23, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-23/.

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