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S.RES.128: A resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately and unconditionally release all American scholars of Chinese ancestry being held in detention, calling on the President of the United States to continue working on behalf of the detained scholars for their release, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced July 11, 2001
- Latest Major Action July 24, 2001
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Bill Cosponsors
8 (5 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Condemns and deplores: (1) the continued detention of Li Shaomin, Gao Zhan, Wu Jianmin, Qin Guangguang, Teng Chunyan and other scholars detained by the Government of the People's Republic of China and calls for their release; (2) the lack of due process afforded to these detainees and the probable coercion of confessions from some of them; and (3) human rights violations by such Government.Urges the Chinese Government to consider: (1) the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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| July 11, 2001 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert G. Torricelli (D-N.J.) |