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SRES 49 118th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Asia Aviation and airports China Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Chinese Communist Party's espionage mission to send a surveillance balloon across the United States, in violation of international law, is unacceptable and should be condemned.

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2023
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S431; text: 02/09/2023 CR S329)
Feb 15, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S431; text: 02/09/2023 CR S329)
Feb 15, 2023
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) invasion of U.S. airspace to conduct surveillance. The resolution also (1) affirms that U.S. airspace should be protected from foreign and hostile state actors, and (2) calls on the President to be transparent regarding this spying attempt and all other attempts by the CCP to surveil U.S. citizens, territory, and assets.

What's happening now February 15, 2023

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S431; text: 02/09/2023 CR S329)

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