Legislators
Bills
Statements
Lobbying
Travel
Searching...- Bills
- H.R.4590
H.R.4590: United States China Policy Act of 1994
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced June 16, 1994
- Latest Major Action Aug. 10, 1994
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
103 (81 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 21 Republicans)
Bill Summary
United States China Policy Act of 1994 - Declares that the Congress affirms the President's policy toward China and makes the following recommendations for the conduct of U.S. policy toward that country, including: (1) a continued U.S. policy of pressing for increased Chinese adherence to internationally recognized human rights; (2) U.S. concern for the accounting and release of political prisoners, access to Chinese prisoners by international...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
|
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
|
|
|
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
|
|
|
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
|
|
|
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.
|
|
|
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
|
|
|
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
|
|
|
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) Adversely.
|
|
|
Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 103-640, Part I.
|
|
|
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
|
|
|
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
|
|
|
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 509 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 373 and H.R. 4590 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Waiving all points of order against consideration of the joints resolution and against its consideration in the House. After disposition of the joint resolution, it shall be in order to consider H.R. 4590 in the Committee of the Whole, with up to one hour of general debate. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment to H.R. 4590 shall be in order except those amendments printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, if offered in the order and manner specified. If more than one of the amendments in the report is adopted, only the last such amendment shall be considered as finally adopted and reported to the House. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on H.R. 4590 and any amendment thereto without intervening mo...
|
|
|
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
|
|
|
Rule H. Res. 509 passed House.
|
|
|
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 509.
|
|
|
Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 373 and H.R. 4590 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Waiving all points of order against consideration of the joints resolution and against its consideration in the House. After disposition of the joint resolution, it shall be in order to consider H.R. 4590 in the Committee of the Whole, with up to one hour of general debate. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment to H.R. 4590 shall be in order except those amendments printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, if offered in the order and manner specified. If more than one of the amendments in the report is adopted, only the last such amendment shall be considered as finally adopted and reported to the House. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on H.R. 4590 and any amendment thereto without intervening mo...
|
|
|
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 509 and Rule XXIII.
|
|
|
The Speaker designated the Honorable Philip R. Sharp to act as Chairman of the Committee.
|
|
|
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
|
|
|
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 509, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Hamilton amendment in the nature of a substitute.
|
|
|
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 509, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Pelosi amendment.
|
|
|
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4590.
|
|
|
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
|
|
|
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
|
|
|
On passage Passed by voice vote.
|
|
|
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
|
|
|
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
|
|
| June 16, 1994 |
Introduced in the House by Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) |