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.
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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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SCONRES-21: A concurrent resolution 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.Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3866)
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5356)
House of Representatives
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H5356)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Senate