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S.Res. 155 (111th)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately cease engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people.

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Introduced

21 May 2009

Last action

21 May 2009 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5874-5875)

Sponsors

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE]

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7 April 2025

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Summary

Declares the sense of the Senate that the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) should: (1) recognize, and seek to ensure, the linguistic, cultural, and religious rights of the Uyghur people of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; (2) release immediately all Uyghur political and religious prisoners being held without good cause or evidence, whether in prisons or are under house arrest; (3) cease harassment and intimidation of family members and innocent associates of peaceful Uyghur political activists; and (4) cease immediately all government-sponsored violence and crackdowns against people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, including against people involved in peaceful protests or religious or political expression.

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Timeline

  1. 21 May 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5874-5875)

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  2. 21 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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