SRES 98 119th Congress Senate International Affairs Asia China Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Hong Kong Human rights Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency

A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

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Apr 28, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.

Apr 28, 2025

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Mar 27, 2025

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 26, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1400-1401)

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 25, 1997	Senate · vote #205	On the Resolution S.Res. 98	Agreed To	95–0	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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), the Hong Kong government's Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, 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.

What's happening now April 28, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.

Hearings & markups 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
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Cosponsors 12

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Apr 29, 2025

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Apr 29, 2025

Young, Todd

Indiana · Apr 29, 2025

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Apr 3, 2025

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Apr 3, 2025

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Apr 3, 2025

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Apr 3, 2025

McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Apr 3, 2025

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Apr 3, 2025

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Apr 3, 2025

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Mar 26, 2025

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Feb 26, 2025

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