3.0.0 1075 2019-11-15T21:10:09Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HRES 2008-04-03 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-04-03T14:00:20Z 2008-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2008-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2008-04-03 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2008-04-03 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2008-04-03 True P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2008-04-03 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2008-04-03 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-04-03 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2008-04-03 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2008-04-03 True W000099 Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] JAMES WALSH R NY T. 25 2008-04-03 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2008-04-08 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2008-04-08 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-04-08 False G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2008-04-08 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-04-08 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2008-04-08 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2008-05-05 False International Affairs Buddhism China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clergy Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Detention of persons Dissenters East Asia Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Human rights Internet Law Mass media Political prisoners Public demonstrations Religion Religious liberty Rule of law Science, Technology, Communications Tibet Treaties International Affairs 00 2008-04-03 Introduced in House 2008-04-08T20:03:37Z Condemns the Chinese government's: (1) dispersion and detention of peaceful Tibetan protesters; and (2) policy of using the Internet and news media to control society.

Expresses: (1) admiration for the spiritual leadership provided by the Dalai Lama; and (2) solidarity with the Tibetan people.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should call upon the Chinese government to: (1) permit peaceful protest; (2) permit free news media coverage; (3) comply with Chinese criminal law and provide details about Tibetans detained or charged with a crime; (4) engage in substantive dialogue with the Dalai Lama and his representatives over Tibet's future; and (5) abide by international human rights agreements.

]]> Condemning the Chinese Government's unwarranted violence against Tibetan protesters, the Chinese Government's use of Internet censorship and surveillance to control news of the protests, and urging compliance with Chinese criminal law and to provide information and access to all persons detained. Display Title Condemning the Chinese Government's unwarranted violence against Tibetan protesters, the Chinese Government's use of Internet censorship and surveillance to control news of the protests, and urging compliance with Chinese criminal law and to provide information and access to all persons detained. Official Title as Introduced Condemning the Chinese Government's unwarranted violence against Tibetan protesters, the Chinese Government's use of Internet censorship and surveillance to control news of the protests, and urging compliance with Chinese criminal law and to provide information and access to all persons detained. Introduced in House 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1075ih/xml/BILLS-110hres1075ih.xml 2008-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.