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Supporting a diplomatic boycott of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and XIII Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to develop a framework for reprimanding or disqualifying host countries that are committing mass atrocities.

USA117th CongressHRES-812| House 
| Updated: 11/18/2021
James R. Langevin

James R. Langevin

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (16)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Nancy Mace (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution urges all U.S. government officials to decline invitations to the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and XIII Paralympic Winter Games as part of an official diplomatic delegation unless the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee move the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and XIII Paralympic Winter Games to a city under the jurisdiction of a government that is not committing mass atrocities, or the Department of State has certified that the Chinese Communist Party has stopped committing acts of genocide and that the perpetrators have accounted for their crimes. The resolution also encourages the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee to develop a framework for reprimanding or disqualifying host cities and the countries in which they are located if their governments are actively committing mass atrocities.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • November 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • November 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Supporting a diplomatic boycott of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and XIII Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to develop a framework for reprimanding or disqualifying host countries that are committing mass atrocities.

USA117th CongressHRES-812| House 
| Updated: 11/18/2021
This resolution urges all U.S. government officials to decline invitations to the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and XIII Paralympic Winter Games as part of an official diplomatic delegation unless the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee move the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and XIII Paralympic Winter Games to a city under the jurisdiction of a government that is not committing mass atrocities, or the Department of State has certified that the Chinese Communist Party has stopped committing acts of genocide and that the perpetrators have accounted for their crimes. The resolution also encourages the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee to develop a framework for reprimanding or disqualifying host cities and the countries in which they are located if their governments are actively committing mass atrocities.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • November 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • November 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
James R. Langevin

James R. Langevin

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (16)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Nancy Mace (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted