[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 224 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 224

     Expressing the sense of the Senate that the area between the 
 intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, 
 Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, 
Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, should be designated as 
                         ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 21, 2015

     Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing the sense of the Senate that the area between the 
 intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, 
 Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, 
Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, should be designated as 
                         ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza''.

Whereas June 4, 2015, marked the 26th anniversary of the brutal crackdown on 
        protestors at Tiananmen Square in Beijing;
Whereas Dr. Liu Xiaobo is a Chinese human rights activist and Nobel Laureate who 
        is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence for inciting subversion 
        against the Government of the People's Republic of China;
Whereas in recognition of Dr. Liu Xiaobo's long and non-violent struggle for 
        fundamental human rights in the People's Republic of China, he was 
        awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2010; and
Whereas renaming a portion of the street in front of the Embassy of the People's 
        Republic of China in the District of Columbia after Dr. Liu Xiaobo 
        serves as an expression of solidarity between the people of the United 
        States and the people of the People's Republic of China who are, like 
        Dr. Liu Xiaobo, engaged in a long and non-violent struggle for 
        fundamental human rights: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, that it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the area between the intersections of International 
        Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and 
        International Drive, Northwest and International Place, 
        Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, should be known 
        and designated as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'', and any reference in a 
        law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record to that 
        area should be deemed to be a reference to Liu Xiaobo Plaza;
            (2) the address of 3505 International Place, Northwest, 
        Washington, District of Columbia, should be redesignated as 1 
        Liu Xiaobo Plaza, and any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to that 
        address should be deemed to be a reference to 1 Liu Xiaobo 
        Plaza; and
            (3) the Administrator of General Services should construct 
        street signs that--
                    (A) contain the phrase ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'';
                    (B) are similar in design to the signs used by 
                Washington, District of Columbia, to designate the 
                location of Metro stations; and
                    (C) should be placed on--
                            (i) the parcel of Federal property that is 
                        closest to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza (as described in 
                        paragraph (2)); and
                            (ii) the street corners of International 
                        Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest 
                        and International Drive, Northwest and 
                        International Place, Northwest, Washington, 
                        District of Columbia.
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