Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hres-794
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2006-05-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Anniversaries
Censorship
China
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Compensation (Law)
Congress
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Democracy
Detention of persons
Dissenters
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
East Asia
Employee rights
Families
Family planning and birth control
Forced labor
Freedom of association
Freedom of speech
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Health
Hong Kong
Human rights
Immigration
Imprisonment
Internet
Labor and Employment
Law
Lawyers
Legislative bodies
North Korea
Olympic games
Political conventions
Political persecution
Political prisoners
Political violence
Public demonstrations
Punishment
Referendum
Refugees
Religion
Religious liberty
Repatriation
Science, Technology, Communications
Sports and Recreation
Torture
Treaties
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: 
Expresses sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned as a result of their participation in the democracy protests of June 3-4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China (PRC), and to all the people of China who lack fundamental human rights.
 
 Commends all persons who are peacefully advocating for democracy and human rights in China.
 
 Condemns the ongoing human rights abuses by the government of the PRC, and calls on that government to: (1) reevaluate the official verdict on the Tiananmen pro-democracy activities and order formal investigations into the reported killing, torture, and imprisonment of democracy activists; (2) release all prisoners of conscience; (3) end censorship of free speech on the Internet and persecution of Internet dissidents; (4) end persecution of Falun Gong; (5) end organ harvesting that is not voluntary; (6) end the coercive one-child policy; (7) grant the United Nations High Commission on Refugees access to all refugees, and end forcible repatriations of refugees, particularly to North Korea; (8) close &quot;re-education through labor&quot; camps; and (9) release Dr. Yang Jianli. 

action_date: 2006-06-12
text: 
Expresses sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned as a result of their participation in the democracy protests of June 3-4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China (PRC), and to all the people of China who lack fundamental human rights.
 
 Commends all persons who are peacefully advocating for democracy and human rights in China.
 
Calls upon those nations planning to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to insist that China comply with the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights
 
 Condemns the ongoing human rights abuses by the government of the PRC, and calls on that government to: (1) release all prisoners of conscience, and end the harassment, detention, and imprisonment of Chinese citizens exercising their legitimate freedoms of expression, association, and religion; (2) end censorship of free speech on the Internet and persecution of Internet dissidents; (3) end persecution of Falun Gong; (4) end organ harvesting that is not voluntary and noncommercial; (5) end the coercive one-child policy; (6) grant the United Nations High Commission on Refugees access to all refugees, and end forcible repatriations of refugees, particularly to North Korea; (7) close &quot;re-education through labor&quot; camps; and (8) release U.S. permanent residents Dr. Yang Jianli and Dr. Wang Bingzhang.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 1 (Roll no. 251). (text: CR H3729)
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 1 (Roll no. 251).(text: CR H3729)
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3749-3750)
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 794.
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3729-3732)
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2006-05-25
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-05-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: Introduced in House