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- S.RES.238
S.RES.238: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding human rights conditions in China and Tibet.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about international affairs
- Introduced June 1, 1998
- Latest Major Action June 4, 1998
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
Declares that at the upcoming U.S.-China summit the President should: (1) secure from China's leaders a pledge to remove the names on an official reentry blacklist, which now contains the names of more than 50 Chinese citizens living in the United States who cannot return to China because of their peaceful advocacy of greater rights and freedom; and (2) visit family members of victims of the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square. Declares that in...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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| June 1, 1998 |
Introduced in the Senate by Paul D. Wellstone (D-Minn.) |