A resolution recognizing the contributions of the late Zhao Ziyang to the people of China.
Latest action · Mar 2, 2005 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1956)
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2005
- Agreed to in SenateMar 2, 2005
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes that Zhao Ziyang: (1) made an important contribution to the people of China by providing assistance to the students in Tiananmen Square in 1989; and (2) remains a symbol of reform and human rights.
Expresses sympathy for Zhao's family and to the people of China who were unable to appropriately mourn his death or to celebrate his life.
Calls on the Government of China to: (1) release all prisoners of conscience, including those persons still imprisoned for their participation in the Tiananmen Square protests; and (2) allow those people exiled on account of their activities to return to China.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2005 to Feb 28, 2005; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Feb 16, 2005 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Feb 16, 2005 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Feb 16, 2005 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Feb 16, 2005 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Feb 28, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2005Discharged Mar 2, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2005Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1956)
- Mar 2, 2005Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1956)
- Mar 2, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1956)
- Feb 16, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2005Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1559-1560)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1956Text printed S1956 | Jim DeMint R-SC | Mar 2, 2005 |
| Senate | Text printed S1559 | — | Feb 16, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing the contributions of the late Zhao Ziyang to the people of China.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- China
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Democracy
- Dissenters
- East Asia
- Education
- Expatriation
- Foreign leaders
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Political prisoners
- Public demonstrations
- Student movements
- Students
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2005Agreed to Senate
- Feb 16, 2005Introduced in Senate
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