Affirming the significance of' the advocacy for genuine autonomy for Tibetans in the People's Republic of China and the work His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, harmony, and understanding.
Latest action · Nov 18, 2020 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNov 18, 2020
Summary
This resolution recognizes both the cultural and religious significance of an autonomous Tibet. The resolution also calls on the United States to increase support for Tibet in a number of areas, including the succession of the Dalai Lama and environmental policy.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2019 to Nov 16, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Dec 13, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Mar 26, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 31, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 17, 2020 | |
| D-UT | Ben McAdams | Sep 17, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Sep 17, 2020 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Sep 17, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 17, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Sep 24, 2020 |
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 Nov 13, 2019Markup Oct 1, 2020 |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred Dec 6, 2019Discharged Oct 2, 2020 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Nov 18, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5878-5880)
- Nov 18, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 697.
- Nov 18, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5878-5879)
- Nov 18, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 18, 2020The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 1, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 1, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 2020Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation Discharged.
- Dec 6, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
- Nov 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 H5878–H5880Text printed H5878 | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Scott Perry R-PA, Ted S. Yoho R-FL | Nov 18, 2020 |
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. 116-110 | MARKUP OF H.R. 6986, 7990, 7673, 8409, 4507, 8428, 8405, 8259, 4636, 4326, 7954, 8438, H.Res. 1012, 697, 1100, 751, 1077, 672, 17, 823, 996, 958, 825, 1121, 1115, 768, 1150, 1145564 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 1, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the significance of the genuine autonomy of Tibet and the Tibetan people and the work His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, harmony, and understanding.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Affirming the significance of' the advocacy for genuine autonomy for Tibetans in the People's Republic of China and the work His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, harmony, and understanding.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Engrossed in House
- Nov 13, 2019Introduced 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.
