A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.
Latest action · Mar 18, 2021 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)
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 18, 2021
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution condemns the crackdown on pro-democracy activists carried out by the governments of Hong Kong and China and the Chinese Communist Party under the illegitimate and arbitrary pretext of national security. The resolution also states that the crackdown violates (1) the 1984 agreement between the United Kingdom and China relating to Hong Kong; and (2) Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2021 to Apr 20, 2021; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 22, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Apr 20, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 18, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S1655 | — | Mar 18, 2021 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47016 | The Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 24, 2022 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- China
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Hong Kong
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- News media and reporting
- Olympic games
- Political parties and affiliation
- Protest and dissent
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Tibet
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in Senate
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