3.0.0 167 2023-01-11T13:18:33Z 2023-01-11T13:18:33Z Senate S SRES 2009-06-03 111 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-06-03T23:15:24Z A resolution commending the people who have sacrificed their personal freedoms to bring about democratic change in the People's Republic of China and expressing sympathy for the families of the people who were killed, wounded, or imprisoned, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China from June 3 through 4, 1989. 111 171 SRES 2009-06-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6316-6317; text as passed Senate: CR S6317; text of measure as introduced: CR S6273) Related bill CRS 2009-06-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6050) IntroReferral 2009-06-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6050-6051) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-06-03 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2009-06-03 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2009-06-03 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-06-03 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2009-06-03 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-06-03 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2009-06-03 True W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2009-06-03 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2009-06-04 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2009-06-04 False B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2009-06-04 False U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2009-06-04 False International Affairs Asia China Congressional tributes Detention of persons Human rights News media and reporting Protest and dissent Religion International Affairs 00 2009-06-03 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-10T19:58:48Z Commends the people who have sacrificed their personal freedoms and, in the case of the people who demonstrated at Tiananmen Square in June 1989, sacrificed their lives and freedom to bring about democratic change in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Expresses sympathy for the families of those who were killed, wounded, or imprisoned due to their involvement in the peaceful protests in Tiananmen Square.

Condemns the ongoing human rights abuses by the PRC.

Calls on the Government of the PRC to: (1) release all Tiananmen Square prisoners; (2) allow freedom of speech; and (3) cease intimidation and imprisonment of religious monitories and those who disagree with PRC policies.

Supports efforts by free speech activists in China and elsewhere.

Urges the President to support peaceful advocates of free speech around the world.

]]> A resolution commending the people who have sacrificed their personal freedoms to bring about democratic change in the People's Republic of China and expressing sympathy for the families of the people who were killed, wounded, or imprisoned, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China from June 3 through 4, 1989. Display Title A resolution commending the people who have sacrificed their personal freedoms to bring about democratic change in the People's Republic of China and expressing sympathy for the families of the people who were killed, wounded, or imprisoned, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China from June 3 through 4, 1989. Official Title as Introduced A resolution commending the people who have sacrificed their personal freedoms to bring about democratic change in the People's Republic of China and expressing sympathy for the families of the people who were killed, wounded, or imprisoned, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China from June 3 through 4, 1989. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111sres167is/xml/BILLS-111sres167is.xml 2009-06-03 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6050) 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.