Urging the European Union to maintain its arms embargo on the People's Republic of China.
Latest action · Feb 2, 2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 1, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseFeb 2, 2005
Summary
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Reaffirms the U.S. arms embargo on the People's Republic of China (PRC), and finds that policies by the United States and other countries which promote democratic rather than military development in the PRC will help assure a stable and peaceful Asia and Pacific region.
Deplores the recent increase in arms sales by member states of the European Union (EU) to the PRC and the European Council's decision to finalize work toward lifting its arms embargo on the PRC.
Declares that such a development in European security policy is inconsistent with the mutual security interests that lie at the heart of U.S. laws for transatlantic defense cooperation at both the governmental and industrial levels and would necessitate unwelcome constraints in these relationships.
Requests the President to: (1) urge European leaders to reconsider such course of action and, instead, work to prevent any future sale of arms or related technology to the PRC; and (2) keep Congress fully informed of developments in this area.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 18 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed411–3 | Feb 2, 2005 |
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2005 to Feb 2, 2005, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Feb 1, 2005 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Feb 1, 2005 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Feb 1, 2005 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Feb 2, 2005 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2005At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Feb 2, 2005Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H326)
- Feb 2, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H299-303)
- Feb 2, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 57.
- Feb 2, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control
- Arms sales
- China
- Collective security
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Democracy
- East Asia
- Embargo
- Europe
- European Union
- Export controls
- Foreign leaders
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Military technology
- President and foreign policy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technology transfer
Text 1
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- Feb 1, 2005Introduced in House
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