Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.
Latest action · Nov 7, 2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 29, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNov 7, 2009
Summary
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Expresses support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed as a result of the collapse of numerous school buildings in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.
Calls on the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to: (1) provide Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren with the rights that all Chinese citizens have under the PRC's Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Law; and (2) implement its own National Human Rights Action Plan by allowing parents, concerned citizens, and the news media to investigate the collapse of the school buildings.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 880 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed426–1 | Nov 7, 2009 |
Cosponsors 176
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 29, 2009 to Nov 6, 2009; 121 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Oct 29, 2009 |
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 Oct 29, 2009 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 7, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H12597-12598)
- Nov 7, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426 - 1 (Roll no. 880). (text: CR 11/6/2009 H12536)
- Nov 7, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 6, 2009Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Nov 6, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12535-12540)
- Nov 6, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 877.
- Nov 6, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Berman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Oct 29, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 29, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H12597support | — | Nov 7, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H12535–H12540Text printed H12536 | Bill Cassidy R-LA, David Wu D-OR, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Gary G. Miller R-CA, Howard L. Berman D-CA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Jerry Lewis R-CA, Lee Terry R-NE, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 6, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Building construction
- Child safety and welfare
- China
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Natural disasters
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 7, 2009Engrossed in House
- Oct 29, 2009Introduced in House
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