HR1549: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
Plain-language summary
This is a House resolution expressing the 's position that China has wrongfully detained American academics and damaged scientific cooperation between the two countries. A resolution is a symbolic statement of Congress's views rather than a law with binding effect. The bill does not create new rules or programs. It currently sits in the House after being introduced by a bipartisan group of representatives. The resolution calls attention to concerns about academic freedom and international exchange.
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Stephen Lynch
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (9)
John Moolenaar
Young Kim
Jill Tokuda
Ro Khanna
Seth Moulton