Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 12, 2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 3, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseJun 12, 2006
Summary
Expresses sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned as a result of their participation in the democracy protests of June 3-4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China (PRC), and to all the people of China who lack fundamental human rights.
Commends all persons who are peacefully advocating for democracy and human rights in China.
Calls upon those nations planning to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to insist that China comply with the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights
Condemns the ongoing human rights abuses by the government of the PRC, and calls on that government to: (1) release all prisoners of conscience, and end the harassment, detention, and imprisonment of Chinese citizens exercising their legitimate freedoms of expression, association, and religion; (2) end censorship of free speech on the Internet and persecution of Internet dissidents; (3) end persecution of Falun Gong; (4) end organ harvesting that is not voluntary and noncommercial; (5) end the coercive one-child policy; (6) grant the United Nations High Commission on Refugees access to all refugees, and end forcible repatriations of refugees, particularly to North Korea; (7) close "re-education through labor" camps; and (8) release U.S. permanent residents Dr. Yang Jianli and Dr. Wang Bingzhang.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 251 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed362–1 | Jun 12, 2006 |
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2006 to Jun 7, 2006; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | May 3, 2006 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | May 3, 2006 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | May 3, 2006 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | May 3, 2006 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 15, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 15, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | May 15, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 15, 2006 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 23, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | May 23, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | May 23, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | May 23, 2006 |
Committees 1
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 May 3, 2006Markup May 25, 2006 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2006Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jun 12, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3729-3732)
- Jun 12, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 794.
- Jun 12, 2006At 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.
- Jun 12, 2006Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3749-3750)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3729–H3732Text printed H3729Recorded votes H3749anniversary | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Grace F. Napolitano D-CA, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Tom Lantos D-CA | Jun 12, 2006 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-226 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS77 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | May 25, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Anniversaries
- Censorship
- China
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Compensation (Law)
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Democracy
- Detention of persons
- Dissenters
- Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
- East Asia
- Employee rights
- Families
- Family planning and birth control
- Forced labor
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of speech
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Hong Kong
- Human rights
- Immigration
- Imprisonment
- International Affairs
- Internet
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Lawyers
- Legislative bodies
- North Korea
- Olympic games
- Political conventions
- Political persecution
- Political prisoners
- Political violence
- Public demonstrations
- Punishment
- Referendum
- Refugees
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Repatriation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sports and Recreation
- Torture
- Treaties
- United Nations
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2006Engrossed in House
- May 3, 2006Introduced in House
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