title: Leonard Lance
Frederick R. Lehlbach
Gladys Li
Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Tom Cole
Jim Cooper
Luis Gutiérrez
Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
Hank Johnson
sentences: Leonard J. Lance (born June 25, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 7 congressional district , serving since 2009.
 He is a member of the Republican Party.
 He previously served in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly where he had been lauded by legislative peers as a moderate Republican.
 Since 2009, however, his positions have shifted to conservative Republican positions, such as against environmental regulation, and against Planned Parenthood.
 He has been a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act and against abortion rights; in 2017 he voted against federally funded insurance plans which provide coverage for abortion.
Frederick Reimold Lehlbach (January 31, 1876 – August 4, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician.
 As a Republican, Lehlbach served as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1915 to 1933 and as the representative from New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1933 to 1937.
 Lehlbach was also the nephew of Herman Lehlbach, a former U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 6th congressional district who served from 1885 to 1891.
Gladys Veronica Li (born 1948), Senior Counsel at the Hong Kong Bar with a busy constitutional law and human rights practice, is a founding member of the Hong Kong Civic Party.
 She began to take an interest in public affairs on her return to Hong Kong in 1982, after 10 years' practice as a barrister in England.
 She became a member of the lobby group which sought to inform British MPs in the late 1980s about lack of democracy, absence of human rights protections and the importance of the rule of law in Hong Kong.
 She was Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association in 1995 and 1996.
 Mild-mannered but forthright in her convictions, Ms Li has also been a member of the Article 23 Concern Group and the Article 45 Concern Group.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) is an independent agency of the U.S. government which monitors human rights and rule of law developments in the People's Republic of China.
 It was created in October 2001 under Title III of H.R. 4444, which authorizes normal trade relations with the PRC, and establishes a framework for relations between the two countries.
 The commission was given the mandate by the U.S. Congress to monitor and report on human rights issues with a particular focus on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
 Its reporting covers developments in freedom of expression, the right to peaceful assembly, religious freedom, freedom of movement, freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention, or torture, and the right to a fair trial, among others.
 The commission publishes an annual report to the President of the United States and Congress, typically in the fall of each year.
 It also maintains a database of prisoners of conscience, and holds regular roundtables and hearings.
Thomas Jeffery Cole (born April 28, 1949) is the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma 's 4 congressional district , serving since 2003.
 He is a member of the Republican Party.
 He is a Deputy Majority Whip.
 The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 2006 to 2008, he was, during his tenure, the fourth-ranking Republican leader in the House.
 As of 2015, Cole – a member of the Chickasaw Nation – is one of only two registered Native Americans in Congress (the other being fellow Oklahoman Markwayne Mullin).
James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Tennessee 's 5 congressional district (based in Nashville), serving since 2003.
 He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition.
 He previously represented Tennessee 's 4 congressional district from 1983 to 1995.
Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (born December 10, 1953) is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for  's 4 congressional district , serving since 1993.
 From 1986 until his election to Congress, he served as a member of the Chicago City Council representing the 26th ward.
 He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
 In the 113th Congress, with his 20 years of service, Gutiérrez became, along with Bobby Rush, the longest serving member of the Illinois House delegation, and so is occasionally referred to as the unofficial "dean" of the delegation.
Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 4 congressional district , serving since 1981.
 He is a member of the Republican Party.
 The district includes portions of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
 He is currently the dean of the New Jersey congressional delegation.
 In August 2017, Smith was nominated by President Donald Trump to become a representative to the United Nations General Assembly.
 He served in the same capacity in 2015 after being nominated by President Barack Obama.
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is proposed by Chris Smith, who is the chairman of Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and Marco Rubio, the co-chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Georgia 's 4 congressional district , serving since 2007.
 He is a member of the Democratic Party.
 The district is based in DeKalb County, a largely suburban county east of Atlanta.
 It also includes portions of Gwinnett, Newton, and all of Rockdale counties; the district's boundaries have been redrawn, in accordance with the results of the 2010 United States Census, since Congressman Johnson's initial election victory in 2006.
 He is one of only three Buddhists, the other two being Representative Colleen Hanabusa and Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono, to serve in the United States Congress.

Question: Question: Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is proposed by Chris Smith, who is the chairman of Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 4 congressional district , serving since which year? 

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 Frederick Reimold Lehlbach (January 31, 1876 – August 4, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician.
 As a Republican, Lehlbach served as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1915 to 1933 and as the representative from New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1933 to 1937.
 Lehlbach was also the nephew of Herman Lehlbach, a former U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 6th congressional district who served from 1885 to 1891. 

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 Gladys Veronica Li (born 1948), Senior Counsel at the Hong Kong Bar with a busy constitutional law and human rights practice, is a founding member of the Hong Kong Civic Party.
 She began to take an interest in public affairs on her return to Hong Kong in 1982, after 10 years' practice as a barrister in England.
 She became a member of the lobby group which sought to inform British MPs in the late 1980s about lack of democracy, absence of human rights protections and the importance of the rule of law in Hong Kong.
 She was Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association in 1995 and 1996.
 Mild-mannered but forthright in her convictions, Ms Li has also been a member of the Article 23 Concern Group and the Article 45 Concern Group. 

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 The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) is an independent agency of the U.S. government which monitors human rights and rule of law developments in the People's Republic of China.
 It was created in October 2001 under Title III of H.R. 4444, which authorizes normal trade relations with the PRC, and establishes a framework for relations between the two countries.
 The commission was given the mandate by the U.S. Congress to monitor and report on human rights issues with a particular focus on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
 Its reporting covers developments in freedom of expression, the right to peaceful assembly, religious freedom, freedom of movement, freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention, or torture, and the right to a fair trial, among others.
 The commission publishes an annual report to the President of the United States and Congress, typically in the fall of each year.
 It also maintains a database of prisoners of conscience, and holds regular roundtables and hearings. 

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 James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Tennessee 's 5 congressional district (based in Nashville), serving since 2003.
 He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition.
 He previously represented Tennessee 's 4 congressional district from 1983 to 1995. 

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 Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (born December 10, 1953) is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for  's 4 congressional district , serving since 1993.
 From 1986 until his election to Congress, he served as a member of the Chicago City Council representing the 26th ward.
 He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
 In the 113th Congress, with his 20 years of service, Gutiérrez became, along with Bobby Rush, the longest serving member of the Illinois House delegation, and so is occasionally referred to as the unofficial "dean" of the delegation. 

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 Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 4 congressional district , serving since 1981.
 He is a member of the Republican Party.
 The district includes portions of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
 He is currently the dean of the New Jersey congressional delegation.
 In August 2017, Smith was nominated by President Donald Trump to become a representative to the United Nations General Assembly.
 He served in the same capacity in 2015 after being nominated by President Barack Obama. 

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 Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is proposed by Chris Smith, who is the chairman of Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and Marco Rubio, the co-chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. 

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 Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Georgia 's 4 congressional district , serving since 2007.
 He is a member of the Democratic Party.
 The district is based in DeKalb County, a largely suburban county east of Atlanta.
 It also includes portions of Gwinnett, Newton, and all of Rockdale counties; the district's boundaries have been redrawn, in accordance with the results of the 2010 United States Census, since Congressman Johnson's initial election victory in 2006.
 He is one of only three Buddhists, the other two being Representative Colleen Hanabusa and Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono, to serve in the United States Congress. 

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Answer: 1981