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.
USA115th CongressHCONRES-67| House
| Updated: 7/10/2017
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5370-5371, E938-939)
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5356)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H5356)
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5356)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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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.
USA115th CongressHCONRES-67| House
| Updated: 7/10/2017
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5370-5371, E938-939)
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5356)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H5356)
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5356)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaChinaCongressional tributesDetention of personsHuman rightsProtest and dissentSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status