A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.
USA117th CongressSRES-126| Senate
| Updated: 3/18/2021
Marco Rubio
Republican Senator
Florida
Cosponsors (17)
Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution condemns the crackdown on pro-democracy activists carried out by the governments of Hong Kong and China and the Chinese Communist Party under the illegitimate and arbitrary pretext of national security. The resolution also states that the crackdown violates (1) the 1984 agreement between the United Kingdom and China relating to Hong Kong; and (2) Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)
International Affairs
AsiaChinaDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHong KongHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesNews media and reportingOlympic gamesPolitical parties and affiliationProtest and dissentRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTibet
A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.
USA117th CongressSRES-126| Senate
| Updated: 3/18/2021
This resolution condemns the crackdown on pro-democracy activists carried out by the governments of Hong Kong and China and the Chinese Communist Party under the illegitimate and arbitrary pretext of national security. The resolution also states that the crackdown violates (1) the 1984 agreement between the United Kingdom and China relating to Hong Kong; and (2) Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)
Marco Rubio
Republican Senator
Florida
Cosponsors (17)
Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)
Judiciary Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaChinaDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHong KongHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesNews media and reportingOlympic gamesPolitical parties and affiliationProtest and dissentRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTibet