S.Res. 126 · 117th Congress · Senate

A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.

Active· Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1655-1656)
Introduced
Mar 18, 21
Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

This resolution condemns the crackdown on pro-democracy activists carried out by the governments of Hong Kong and China and the Chinese Communist Party under the illegitimate and arbitrary pretext of national security. The resolution also states that the crackdown violates (1) the 1984 agreement between the United Kingdom and China relating to Hong Kong; and (2) Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 18, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 18, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

    (text: CR S1655-1656)

    1655Yea
    1656Nay
    0NV

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 18, 2021

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