[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 219 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 219

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions necessary to amend 
Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to remove the People's 
Republic of China as a permanent member of the United Nations Security 
                                Council.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2021

Mr. Bilirakis submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions necessary to amend 
Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to remove the People's 
Republic of China as a permanent member of the United Nations Security 
                                Council.

Whereas the United Nations Security Council is charged with maintaining peace 
        and security among the nations of the world;
Whereas the United Nations Security Council currently has five permanent 
        members;
Whereas the primary responsibility of the United Nations Security Council is the 
        maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion 
        for armaments of the world's human and economic resources;
Whereas the preamble of the Charter of the United Nations states that ``we the 
        peoples of the United Nations determined to reaffirm faith in 
        fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, 
        in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small'' 
        and ``to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another 
        as good neighbors'';
Whereas the People's Republic of China has grossly violated these values in 
        their treatment of minorities within the People's Republic of China, 
        such as the Uyghur people and Tibetans;
Whereas Hong Kong was a beacon of democracy, economic progress, and human 
        development while maintaining separate governing and economic systems 
        from that of mainland China under the principle of ``one country, two 
        systems'';
Whereas the People's Republic of China's continued intervention in Hong Kong, 
        including the controversial national security laws for Hong Kong passed 
        by the National People's Congress on May 28, 2020, further threatens the 
        fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteed to the people of Hong 
        Kong; and
Whereas the People's Republic of China lack of transparency and handling of the 
        COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significantly greater lives lost and 
        worldwide economic ruin: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions 
necessary to amend Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to 
remove the People's Republic of China as a permanent member of the 
United Nations Security Council.
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