3.0.0 504 2019-11-15T21:52:02Z 2019-11-15T21:52:02Z Senate S SRES 2008-04-07 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2008-04-09T22:43:59Z Referred to 2008-04-07T21:22:07Z 2008-04-09 Senate Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2826-2827; text: CR S2827) Floor 2008-04-09 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2826-2827; text: CR S2827) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-09 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2008-04-09 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2008-04-07 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2638-2639) IntroReferral 2008-04-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2639-2641) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-04-07 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-04-07 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2008-04-07 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-04-07 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-04-07 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-04-07 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-04-07 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-04-07 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-04-07 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-04-07 True B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2008-04-07 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2008-04-07 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-04-07 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2008-04-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-04-08 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-04-08 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-04-08 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2008-04-09 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-04-09 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2008-04-09 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2008-04-09 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-04-09 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-04-09 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-04-10 False International Affairs Buddhism China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clergy Constitutions Detention of persons Diplomacy Dissenters East Asia Embassies Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Human rights Nonviolence Photography Political prisoners Political violence Public demonstrations Religion Religious liberty Reporters and reporting Tibet International Affairs 00 2008-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-23T19:11:26Z Condemns the violence in Tibet and calls for restraint by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the people of Tibet.

Calls for: (1) a dialogue between the government of China and the Dalai Lama on religious and cultural autonomy for Tibet within China; and (2) release of peaceful protesters.

Calls on the PRC to: (1) respect the right of the people of Tibet to speak of the Dalai Lama and possess his photograph; (2) respect basic human rights; (3) allow international journalists free access to China; and (4) provide a full accounting of the March 2008 protests in Tibet.

Calls on the Department of State to fully implement the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002.

Urges that the agreement permitting the PRC to open further diplomatic missions in the United States should be contingent upon establishment of a U.S. government office in Lhasa, Tibet.

]]> 82 2008-04-09 Passed Senate without amendment 2008-07-23T18:36:08Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Condemns the violence in Tibet and calls for restraint by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the people of Tibet.

Calls for: (1) a dialogue between the government of China and His Holiness the Dalai Lama on religious and cultural autonomy for Tibet within China; and (2) release of peaceful protesters.

Calls on the PRC to: (1) respect the right of the people of Tibet to speak of the Dalai Lama and possess his photograph; (2) respect basic human rights; (3) allow international journalists free access to China; and (4) provide a full accounting of the March 2008 protests in Tibet.

Calls on the Department of State to fully implement the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002.

Urges that the agreement permitting the PRC to open further diplomatic missions in the United States should be contingent upon establishment of a U.S. government office in Lhasa, Tibet.

]]> A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet. Display Title A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet. Official Title as Introduced A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet. Agreed to Senate 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres504ats/xml/BILLS-110sres504ats.xml Introduced in Senate 2008-04-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres504is/xml/BILLS-110sres504is.xml 2008-04-09 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2826-2827; text: CR S2827) 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.