Bill117th CongressFiled Mar 18, 2021International Affairs
S.Res. 126
A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 18, 2021)
This resolution condemns the crackdown on pro-democracy activists carried out by the governments of Hong Kong and China and the Chinese Communist Party under the illegitimate and arbitrary pretext of national security. The resolution also states that the crackdown violates (1) the 1984 agreement between the United Kingdom and China relating to Hong Kong; and (2) Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document.
What just happenedMar 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)
Who’s behind it
Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL](R-FL)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 18, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)
Judiciary Committee - Mar 18, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate