United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 23 (118th)
A resolution demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan.
Introduced
1 February 2023
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Status
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
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5 December 2025
Summary
This resolution demands that the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) immediately release Mark Swidan. The resolution also condemns the Chinese government and the CPC for denying Swidan access to U.S. diplomats and independent and competent medical care. Swidan is a U.S. citizen who was convicted of drug-related charges in China and sentenced to death. A U.N. working group on arbitrary detention considers Swidan's detention arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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9 official files
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 10 May 2023
Agreed to Senate (PDF)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 10 May 2023
Passed Senate
summary · EN · 10 May 2023
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 4 May 2023
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 4 May 2023
Reported to Senate
summary · EN · 4 May 2023
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 February 2023
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 February 2023
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 February 2023
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/23
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/sres/23