3.0.0 2922 2023-01-11T13:25:05Z 2023-01-11T13:25:05Z Senate S S 2014-11-13 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2014-12-12T02:39:20Z Markup by 2014-12-11T22:55:38Z Referred to 2014-11-13T21:23:20Z S. Rept. 113-313 Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act 113 5696 HR 2014-11-13 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2014-12-12 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate By Senator Menendez from Committee on Foreign Relations filed written report. Report No. 113-313. Floor 2014-12-12 By Senator Menendez from Committee on Foreign Relations filed written report. Report No. 113-313. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2014-12-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 651. Calendars 2014-12-11 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment. Without written report. Committee 2014-12-11 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2014-12-11 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2014-11-13 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2014-11-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2014-11-13 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2014-11-13 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2014-11-13 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2014-11-13 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2014-11-13 True International Affairs Asia China Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Europe Hong Kong Human rights International exchange and broadcasting International law and treaties News media and reporting Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status United Kingdom International Affairs 00 2014-11-13 Introduced in Senate 2014-11-19T21:02:40Z Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act - Amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of State to report to Congress on conditions in Hong Kong that are of U.S. interest by March 31, 2015, and annually thereafter for 10 years or until the Secretary certifies that Hong Kong has held free and fair elections for 2 consecutive Chief Executive and 2 consecutive Legislative Council periods.

States that it is U.S. policy to:

  • reaffirm the principles set forth in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992;
  • support the democratic aspirations of the people of Hong Kong;
  • urge China's government to uphold its commitments to Hong Kong;
  • support the establishment by 2017 of a democratic option to nominate and elect the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and the establishment by 2020 of democratic elections for all members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council; and
  • support freedom of the press.

States that Hong Kong is ineligible for treatment different from that accorded to China under U.S. laws or agreements unless the President certifies to Congress that Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to justify different treatment.

Authorizes the President to waive such ineligibility if: (1) waiver is in the U.S. national interest, and (2) Congress is given a justification of the waiver on or before the date it takes effect.

]]> 01 2014-12-11 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2014-12-17T15:41:04Z Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act - States that it is U.S. policy to:

  • reaffirm the principles set forth in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992;
  • support the democratic aspirations of the people of Hong Kong;
  • urge China's government to uphold its commitments to Hong Kong;
  • support the establishment by 2017 of a democratic option to nominate and elect the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and the establishment by 2020 of democratic elections for all members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council; and
  • support freedom of the press.

Amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of State to report by March 31, 2015, to Congress on conditions in Hong Kong that are of U.S. interest, and annually thereafter for 10 years or until the Secretary certifies that Hong Kong has held free and fair elections for 2 consecutive Chief Executive and 2 consecutive Legislative Council periods.

Directs the Secretary to certify annually to Congress whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to justify separate treatment different from that accorded to China in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United States and Hong Kong.

Exempts from the certification requirement new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements that support human rights, rule of law, or democracy in Hong Kong.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive the certification requirement if in U.S. national interests, and with congressional notification.

]]> Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Display Title Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to reinstate reporting requirements related to United States-Hong Kong relations. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2922rs/xml/BILLS-113s2922rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2922is/xml/BILLS-113s2922is.xml 2014-12-12 By Senator Menendez from Committee on Foreign Relations filed written report. Report No. 113-313. 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.