To express the sense of the Congress that Tibet, including those areas incorporated into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, and Qinghai, is an occupied country under established principles of international law whose true representatives are the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile as recognized by the Tibetan people.

Introduced

7 May 1991

Last action

20 May 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

Sponsors

Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-19], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1], Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], SANDER LEVIN, Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11], ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-25], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-11], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1], NITA LOWEY, Rep. Jones, Ben [D-GA-4], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26], Rep. Andrews, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2]

Subjects

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Source updated

23 January 2025