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H.Con.Res. 283 (105th)

Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the December 1997 report on Tibet of the International Commission of Jurists and on United States policy on Tibet.

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Introduced

22 May 1998

Last action

14 October 1998 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2174-2175)

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Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1]

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Summary

Expresses grave concern regarding the findings of the report of the International Commission of Jurists on Tibet issued in December 1997 concerning religious and cultural repression in Tibet. Supports report recommendations that call on: (1) the People's Republic of China to enter into discussions with the Dalai Lama on a solution to the question of Tibet, to ensure respect for the fundamental human rights of the Tibetan people, to end practices which threaten to erode the distinct cultural, religious, and national identity of the Tibetan people, and to cease policies which result in the movement of Chinese people to Tibetan territory; (2) the United Nations General Assembly to resume its debate on the question of Tibet; and (3) the Dalai Lama to enter into discussions with the Chinese Government on a solution to the question of Tibet. Commends the appointment by the Secretary of State of a U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. Calls on: (1) the People's Republic of China to release from detention the nine-year old Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, to his home in Tibet from which he was taken on May 17,1995, and to allow him to pursue his religious studies; and (2) the President, as a central objective of the 1998 presidential summit meeting with Jiang Zemin in Beijing, to work toward securing an agreement to begin substantive negotiations between the People's Republic of China and the Dalai Lama.

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Timeline

  1. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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  2. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E966-967)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 14 October 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2174-2175)

    Source: IntroReferral

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