Expressing support for the people of Tibet.
Latest action · May 7, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2012
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Mourns the death of Tibetans who have self-immolated and deplores the repressive policies targeting Tibetans.
Calls on China to: (1) suspend implementation of religious control regulations and resume a dialogue with Tibetan Buddhist leaders, including the Dalai Lama or his representatives; and (2) release all persons who have been arbitrarily detained and allow access by journalists, foreign diplomats, and international organizations to Tibet.
Commends the Dalai Lama for his decision to devolve his political power in favor of a democratic system.
Congratulates Tibetans living in exile for holding, on March 20, 2011, a free election that met international electoral standards.
Reaffirms the friendship between the United States and Tibet.
Calls on the Department of State to: (1) fully implement the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, and (2) seek from China a full accounting of the forcible removal of monks from Kirti Monastery.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2012 to Sep 10, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Mar 29, 2012 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | May 16, 2012 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 28, 2012 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 10, 2012 |
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 Mar 29, 2012 |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
- Mar 29, 2012Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 112-174 | INVESTIGATING THE CHINESE THREAT, PART II: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, TORTURE AND DISAPPEARANCES73 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 25, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 356 | A resolution expressing support for the people of Tibet. | Identical bill | Mar 29, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for the people of Tibet.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2012Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
