Calling for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people.

Bill: 114-hres-337
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2015-06-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Religion
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Tibet

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: 
Calls on the U.S. government to implement specified sections of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to: 
 
 
encourage representatives of the government of China and His Holiness the Dalai Lama to hold substantive dialogue to secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people; and 
 
establish an office in Lhasa, Tibet, to monitor political, economic and cultural developments in Tibet, and to provide consular protection and citizen services. 
 
 
Urges the U.S. government to: 
 
 
 raise Tibetan human rights and political and religious freedom concerns at the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue and other high-level bilateral meetings; and 
 
call for the release of Tibetan political prisoners, including Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, and Khenpo Kartse (Khenpo Karma Tsewang). 
 
 
Calls on the U.S. government to: 
 
 
underscore that government interference in the Tibetan reincarnation process is a violation of the internationally recognized right to religious freedom, and 
 
 increase global public awareness and monitoring of the upcoming electoral process through which the Tibetan people in exile will choose the next leader of the Central Tibetan Administration, the Sikyong. 
 
 
Calls on the United States and international governments and organizations to promote the preservation of Tibet's religious, cultural, linguistic, and national identity. 
 
Calls on the government of China to allow U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens unrestricted access to the Tibetan areas of China. 
 
Affirms the Dalai Lama's desire for a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people. 
 
Reaffirms the friendship between the people of the United States and the people of Tibet.

action_date: 2015-07-08
text: 
Calls on the U.S. government to implement specified sections of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to: 
 
 
encourage representatives of the government of China and His Holiness the Dalai Lama to hold substantive dialogue to secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people; and 
 
establish an office in Lhasa, Tibet, to monitor political, economic and cultural developments in Tibet, and to provide consular protection and citizen services. 
 
 
Urges the U.S. government to: 
 
 
 raise Tibetan human rights and political and religious freedom concerns at the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue and other high-level bilateral meetings; and 
 
call for the release of Tibetan political prisoners, including Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, and Khenpo Kartse (Khenpo Karma Tsewang). 
 
 
Calls on the U.S. government to: 
 
 
underscore that government interference in the Tibetan reincarnation process is a violation of the internationally recognized right to religious freedom, and that matters related to reincarnations in Tibetan Buddhism are of keen interest to Tibetan Buddhist populations worldwide;
 
 increase global public awareness and monitoring of the upcoming electoral process through which the Tibetan people in exile will choose the next leader of the Central Tibetan Administration, the Sikyong; and 
 
 encourage development organizations and agencies to implement development projects that fully comply with the Tibet Project Principles. 
 
 
Calls on the United States and international governments and organizations to promote the preservation of Tibet's religious, cultural, linguistic, and national identity. 
 
Calls on the government of China to allow U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens unrestricted access to the Tibetan areas of China. 
 
Affirms the Dalai Lama's desire for a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people. 
 
Reaffirms the friendship between the people of the United States and the people of Tibet.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4900-4901)
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4900-4901)
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 337.
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4900-4904)
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E966-967)
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Introduced in House