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H.R. 5303 119th Congress House

FREEDOM for Gao Zhisheng and All Political Prisoners Act

Official title: To encourage and support the Department of State's diplomatic advocacy efforts on behalf of Gao Zhisheng and other political prisoners in the People's Republic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To encourage and support the Department of State's diplomatic advocacy efforts on behalf of Gao Zhisheng and other political prisoners in the People's Republic of China, including in Hong Kong, and globally.

Introduced: September 11, 2025 Introduced by: Christopher H. Smith Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 11, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 11, 2025
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5303: FREEDOM for Gao Zhisheng and All Political Prisoners Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5303/
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"H.R. 5303: FREEDOM for Gao Zhisheng and All Political Prisoners Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5303/.
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H.R. 5303, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5303/.
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