S.Res. 49 · 118th Congress · Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Chinese Communist Party's espionage mission to send a surveillance balloon across the United States, in violation of international law, is unacceptable and should be condemned.

In Congress· Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S431; text: 02/09/2023 CR S329…
Introduced
Feb 9, 23
Passed Senate
Feb 15, 23
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) invasion of U.S. airspace to conduct surveillance. The resolution also (1) affirms that U.S. airspace should be protected from foreign and hostile state actors, and (2) calls on the President to be transparent regarding this spying attempt and all other attempts by the CCP to surveil U.S. citizens, territory, and assets.

Previous Versions

00Feb 9, 2023

This resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) invasion of U.S. airspace to conduct surveillance. The resolution also (1) affirms that U.S. airspace should be protected from foreign and hostile state actors, and (2) calls on the President to be transparent regarding this spying attempt and all other attempts by the CCP to surveil U.S. citizens, territory, and assets.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 15, 2023Committee

    Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  2. FEB 15, 2023Discharge

    Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  3. FEB 15, 2023Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate

    Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S431; text: 02/09/2023 CR S329)

  4. FEB 15, 2023Floor

    Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S431; text: 02/09/2023 CR S329)

  5. FEB 09, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  6. FEB 09, 2023IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Committees

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Armed Services Committee

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Referred: Feb 15, 2023

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Armed Services Committee

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Referred: Feb 9, 2023

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