Condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.

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 ) 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, Cardinal Zen, and at least 47 individuals known collectively as the Hong Kong 47.

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Timeline

1. 28 July 2023

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   Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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2. 28 July 2023

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   Introduced in House

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3. 28 July 2023

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   Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
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