HCONRES 26
99th 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 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: January 7, 1985
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Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Jan 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 7, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
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Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.