Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.
Latest action · Mar 16, 2010 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 26, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseMar 16, 2010
Summary
Expresses sympathy to Falun Gong practitioners and their family members who have suffered persecution and even death because of adherence to their personal beliefs.
Calls upon the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to: (1) cease its campaign against Falun Gong practitioners; (2) abolish the 6-10 office, an extrajudicial security apparatus given the mandate to "eradicate" Falun Gong; and (3) release Falun Gong practitioners from prisons and reeducation through labor camps, including those practitioners who are relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Calls upon the President and Members of Congress to mark the 11th anniversary of Chinese official repression of the Falun Gong spiritual movement, including by meeting with Falun Gong practitioners.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 118 | On motion to suspend the rules and agree, as amended | Passed412–1 | Mar 16, 2010 |
Cosponsors 81
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2009 to Mar 16, 2010; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jun 26, 2009 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jun 26, 2009 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jun 26, 2009 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jun 26, 2009 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jun 26, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jun 26, 2009 |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Original | Jun 26, 2009 |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Mar 16, 2010 |
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 Jun 26, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2010Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Mar 16, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1476-1478)
- Mar 16, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 605.
- Mar 16, 2010At 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.
- Mar 16, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1482-1483)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E400, E404 | Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Rush Holt D-NJ | Mar 17, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1476–H1478Text printed H1476Recorded votes H1482anniversary | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Diane E. Watson D-CA, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA | Mar 16, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H12537 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL | Nov 6, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 10th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2010Engrossed in House
- Jun 26, 2009Introduced in House
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