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S.Res. 98 Senate International Affairs

A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.

Introduced
Feb 26, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Risch, James E. (R-ID)
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STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING

Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 57 on Apr 28, 2025.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 26, 2025
  2. Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1400-1401) Feb 26, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Mar 27, 2025
  4. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. Apr 28, 2025
  5. Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57. Apr 28, 2025

Cosponsors

12

Subjects

AsiaChinaElections, voting, political campaign regulationHong KongHuman rightsProtest and dissentRule of law and government transparency

Committees

  • Foreign Relations Committee
    • [Reported By, Apr 28, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Mar 27, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Feb 26, 2025]

Summary

This resolution condemns China's Hong Kong national security law (officially called The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), the Hong Kong government's Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, and related human rights abuses. The resolution also (1) supports the people of Hong Kong as they fight to exercise fundamental rights and freedoms; and (2) calls upon the Hong Kong government to drop all sedition and national security law-related charges and free all defendants immediately, including Jimmy Lai.

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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