To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo, and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China, in recognition of their extraordinary advocacy for liberty and human rights despite repression and their impact on world peace and global understanding of China, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3960| House
| Updated: 11/29/2017
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (18)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Dana Rohrabacher (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)
Committee on House Administration, Foreign Affairs Committee, Africa Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly at locations: (1) associated with the research of the Tiananmen Protests of 1989 and their violent suppression, and (2) dedicated to preserving the history of the Chinese pro-democracy movement.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
International Affairs
AsiaChinaCongressional tributesDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman rightsLawyers and legal servicesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNews media and reportingProtest and dissentSanctionsSmithsonian InstitutionStudent aid and college costs
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo, and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China, in recognition of their extraordinary advocacy for liberty and human rights despite repression and their impact on world peace and global understanding of China, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3960| House
| Updated: 11/29/2017
Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly at locations: (1) associated with the research of the Tiananmen Protests of 1989 and their violent suppression, and (2) dedicated to preserving the history of the Chinese pro-democracy movement.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (18)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Dana Rohrabacher (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)
Committee on House Administration, Foreign Affairs Committee, Africa Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaChinaCongressional tributesDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman rightsLawyers and legal servicesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNews media and reportingProtest and dissentSanctionsSmithsonian InstitutionStudent aid and college costs