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<item congress="116" measure-type="hres" measure-number="697" measure-id="id116hres697" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-11-13" update-date="2021-01-25">
<title>Affirming the significance of' the advocacy for genuine autonomy for Tibetans in the People's Republic of China and the work His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, harmony, and understanding.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hres697v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-01-25">
<action-date>2020-11-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution recognizes both the cultural and religious significance of an autonomous Tibet. The resolution also calls on the United States to increase support for Tibet in a number of areas, including the succession of the Dalai Lama and environmental policy. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hres697v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-06-22">
<action-date>2019-11-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution recognizes both the cultural and religious significance of an autonomous Tibet. The resolution also presses for the assembly of a bipartisan, bicameral forum between Members of Congress and the Dalai Lama to discuss peaceful solutions to international conflicts. </p>]]></summary-text>
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