A resolution remembering the 32nd anniversary of the violent repression of peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's ongoing denial of basic rights and fundamental freedoms.
Latest action · Jun 8, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3990-3991)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 8, 2021
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution commemorates the Tiananmen Square protests and their violent suppression by the Chinese government. It also expresses sympathy to families of those killed, tortured, imprisoned, or exiled for participation in the prodemocracy demonstrations of spring 1989.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 8, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 8, 2021Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3990-3991)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- China
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Congressional tributes
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Hong Kong
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in Senate
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