US SR553 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-24 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2014-2015)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-24 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2014-2015)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution condemns the Chinese government's response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak, including China's censorship of doctors and journalists during the early days of the outbreak and its refusal to accept assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The resolution also calls for (1) China to publicly state that there is no evidence that COVID-19 originated from outside China, and (2) the World Health Organization to retract misleading statements of support for China's response to COVID-19.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China made multiple serious mistakes in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak that heightened the severity and spread of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the intentional spread of misinformation to downplay the risks of COVID-19, a refusal to cooperate with international health authorities, internal censorship of doctors and journalists, and a malicious disregard for the health of ethnic minorities.
Sponsors
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-24 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2014-2015) |
Same As/Similar To
HR907 (Related) 2020-04-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Subjects
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
China
Department of Health and Human Services
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Human rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
News media and reporting
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
World health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
China
Department of Health and Human Services
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Human rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
News media and reporting
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
World health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/553/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres553/BILLS-116sres553is.pdf |