A resolution demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan.
USA118th CongressSRES-23| Senate
| Updated: 5/10/2023
Ted Cruz
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution demands that the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) immediately release Mark Swidan. The resolution also condemns the Chinese government and the CPC for denying Swidan access to U.S. diplomats and independent and competent medical care. Swidan is a U.S. citizen who was convicted of drug-related charges in China and sentenced to death. A U.N. working group on arbitrary detention considers Swidan's detention arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HRES 118-90The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
International Affairs
AsiaChinaDetention of personsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHuman rights
A resolution demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan.
USA118th CongressSRES-23| Senate
| Updated: 5/10/2023
This resolution demands that the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) immediately release Mark Swidan. The resolution also condemns the Chinese government and the CPC for denying Swidan access to U.S. diplomats and independent and competent medical care. Swidan is a U.S. citizen who was convicted of drug-related charges in China and sentenced to death. A U.N. working group on arbitrary detention considers Swidan's detention arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HRES 118-90The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
Ted Cruz
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaChinaDetention of personsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHuman rights