US HCR67 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on July 10 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-10 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on July 10 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-10 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo, together with his wife Liu Xia, to allow them to freely meet with friends, family, and counsel and seek medical treatment wherever they desire. Recognizes Liu Xiaobo for his decades of peaceful struggle for basic human rights and democracy in the People's Republic of China. Urges the Chinese government to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo and his wife, Liu Xia, and the Administration to seek their humanitarian transfer from China so that he can seek medical treatment in the United States or elsewhere overseas.
Title
Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo, together with his wife Liu Xia, to allow them to freely meet with friends, family, and counsel and seek medical treatment wherever they desire.
Sponsors
| Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] | Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-10 | Senate | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| 2017-06-29 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2017-06-29 | House | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5356) |
| 2017-06-29 | House | Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5356) |
| 2017-06-29 | House | Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged. |
| 2017-06-29 | House | Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. |
| 2017-06-29 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5370-5371, E938-939) |
| 2017-06-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2017-06-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SCR21 (Related) 2017-06-29 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3866)
Subjects
Asia
China
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Human rights
International affairs
Protest and dissent
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
China
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Human rights
International affairs
Protest and dissent
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
