Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should cease its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
Latest action · Jul 25, 2002 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2001
- Agreed to in HouseJul 24, 2002
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Calls for the U.S. Government to urge the Chinese Government to: (1) release from detention all Falun Gong practitioners and end the torture and other cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment of such practitioners and other prisoners of conscience; and (2) abide by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by allowing Falun Gong practitioners to pursue their personal beliefs.
Calls on the U.S. Government to: (1) investigate allegations of illegal activities of the Chinese Government and its representatives and agents in the United States, including the harassment of U.S. citizens and residents who practice Falun Gong and of State and local officials who support it; and (2) take appropriate action, including enforcement of the immigration laws, against any such representatives or agents who engage in such illegal activities.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 344 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended | Passed420–0 | Jul 24, 2002 |
Cosponsors 100
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2001 to Jul 23, 2002; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-NY | Benjamin A. Gilman | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-AL | Earl F. Hilliard | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-TX | Ken Bentsen | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jul 18, 2001 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| D-ME | John Elias Baldacci | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jul 25, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 27, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Jul 27, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 27, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jul 27, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Jul 27, 2001 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 27, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Jul 27, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Aug 1, 2001 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Aug 1, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Aug 1, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-PA | William J. Coyne | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Bob Barr | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-OH | James A. Traficant Jr. | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Marge Roukema | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Patsy T. Mink | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Tony P. Hall | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 12, 2001 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Sep 13, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Sep 13, 2001 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Sep 14, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 19, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Ernie Fletcher | Sep 20, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Bob Schaffer | Sep 25, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Oct 2, 2001 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 10, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Oct 10, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Oct 12, 2001 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Dec 18, 2001 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Dec 18, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Mar 12, 2002 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Apr 18, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 11, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 23, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 18, 2001Markup Aug 1, 2001 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2002 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2002Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 24, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 344). (consideration: CR H5374-5375; text: CR 7/22/2002 H5059)
- Jul 24, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 22, 2002Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jul 22, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5059-5064)
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1468 | David E. Bonior D-MI | Jul 29, 2002 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1370 | Richard A. Gephardt D-MO | Jul 25, 2002 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1322Recorded votes H5374cease | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 24, 2002 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5096 | Loretta Sanchez D-CA | Jul 23, 2002 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5059–H5064Text printed H5059 | Benjamin A. Gilman R-NY, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, Diane E. Watson D-CA, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 22, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | OPEN FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES35 pages | Congressional-Executive Commission on China | Aug 5, 2002 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should cease its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- China
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Detention of persons
- Diplomats
- Dissenters
- East Asia
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Human rights
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Local officials
- Political prisoners
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- State officials
- Torture
- Treaties
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2002Referred in Senate
- Jul 24, 2002Engrossed in House
- Jul 18, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
