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S.Res. 178 (102nd)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on Chinese political prisoners and Chinese prisons.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 September 1991

Last action

25 September 1991 · Discharge

Status

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Sponsors

Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI]

Subjects

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14 January 2025

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Summary

Urges the President to: (1) communicate to the leadership of the Government of the People's Republic of China the concern of the Congress and the American people for Wang Juntao and Chen Ziming and to call for their immediate release from prison; and (2) request the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) to urge Beijing officials to provide quality medical care for them and for all political prisoners and to dispatch representatives of the UN Human Rights Commission to China to assess and report on the treatment of political prisoners and the condition of Chinese prisons.

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Timeline

  1. 12 September 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 September 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 September 1991

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  4. 25 September 1991

    Passed

    Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  5. 25 September 1991

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  6. 25 September 1991

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

Votes

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Versions

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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