[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S329]
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 49--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
   CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY'S ESPIONAGE MISSION TO SEND A SURVEILANCE 
BALLOON ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, IS 
                  UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE CONDEMNED

  Mr. HAWLEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services:

                               S. Res. 49

       Whereas, on January 28, 2023, the Chinese Communist Party 
     flew a balloon aircraft into United States airspace in Alaska 
     to conduct surveillance;
       Whereas, on January 31, 2023, the Chinese surveillance 
     balloon reentered United States airspace over Idaho;
       Whereas, on February 1, 2023, the Chinese surveillance 
     balloon was seen over Montana;
       Whereas, on February 2, 2023, the Department of Defense 
     confirmed its detection and tracking of the Chinese ``high-
     altitude surveillance balloon'';
       Whereas, on February 3, 2023, the Chinese surveillance 
     balloon was seen over Missouri; and
       Whereas, at 2:39pm on February 4, 2023, the United States 
     military shot down the Chinese surveillance balloon using a 
     single AIM-9X air-to-air missile fired from a F-22 Raptor off 
     the coast of Surfside Beach, South Carolina: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the Chinese Communist Party's invasion of 
     United States airspace to conduct surveillance;
       (2) affirms that it is the policy of the United States to 
     protect the sovereignty and integrity of United States 
     airspace from foreign and hostile state actors, especially 
     the People's Republic of China; and
       (3) calls on the President to be transparent with the 
     American people and Congress regarding this latest spying 
     incident and all other attempts by the Chinese Communist 
     Party to conduct surveillance on United States citizens, 
     territory, and assets.

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