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HCONRES 302 98th Congress House International Affairs Catholic Church China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clergy Religion and Clergy Religion in communist countries Religious liberty

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Reagan Administration and succeeding Administrations stress to the People's Republic of China, as a continuing concern, the…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Reagan Administration and succeeding Administrations stress to the People's Republic of China, as a continuing concern, the importance the American people attach to religious freedom, and to strongly urge that government to release from prison the five elderly Roman Catholic priests, a number of Protestant pastors and layworkers, and others of various faiths, reportedly being held on charges related to religious activities.

Introduced: May 9, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
May 17, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 17, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
May 9, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 9, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Reagan administration and succeeding administrations: (1) stress to China the importance the American people attach to religious freedom; and (2) urge the Chinese Government to release from prison five Roman Catholic priests and persons of various faiths who are being held because of religious activities.

What's happening now May 17, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 13, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 302: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Reagan Administration and succeeding Administrations stress to the People's Republic of China, as a continuing concern, the importance the American people attach to religious freedom, and to strongly urge that government to release from prison the five elderly Roman Catholic priests, a number of Protestant pastors and layworkers, and others of various faiths, reportedly being held on charges related to religious activities.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-302/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 302: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Reagan Administration and succeeding Administrations stress to the People's Republic of China, as a continuing concern, the importance the American people attach to religious freedom, and to strongly urge that government to release from prison the five elderly Roman Catholic priests, a number of Protestant pastors and layworkers, and others of various faiths, reportedly being held on charges related to religious activities.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-302/.
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H. Con. Res. 302, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-302/.
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[H. Con. Res. 302: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Reagan Administration and succeeding Administrations stress to the People's Republic of China, as a continuing concern, the importance the American people attach to religious freedom, and to strongly urge that government to release from prison the five elderly Roman Catholic priests, a number of Protestant pastors and layworkers, and others of various faiths, reportedly being held on charges related to religious activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-302/)
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