H Res 364 - Human Rights in China - National Key Vote
Lamar Smith voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation-Resolution.
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Timeline
- House Resolution Passed
- March 17, 1998
- Introduced
- Feb. 12, 1998
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Title: Human Rights in China
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a resolution urging the President to support a resolution on the human rights situation in China at next session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Highlights:
- Recognizes the serious human rights violations in China including, but not limited to, forced abortion and sterilization, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrest and detention, and the use of torture.
- Acknowledges that human rights violations have been prominent in minority areas, including Tibet and Xinjiang.
- Insists that the President and Secretary of State press for passage of a resolution on China's human rights violations at the 54th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
- Urges all member countries of the Commission to support such a resolution.
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NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Title: Human Rights in China
- Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sherrod C. Brown (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- William L. 'Bill' Clay Sr. (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lane A. Evans (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jon David Fox (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barney Frank (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Andrew 'Dick' Gephardt (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Benjamin A. Gilman (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Lantos (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- James P. 'Jim' McGovern (MA - D)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC - D)
- Donald M. Payne (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy Pelosi (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Edward Porter (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders (VT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Vincent K. Snowbarger (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- John F. Tierney (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Anacletus Underwood (GU - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
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NOTE: THIS IS A SIMPLE RESOLUTION. SIMPLE RESOLUTIONS ARE USUALLY USED TO EXPRESS A SENSE OR POSITION OF ONE CHAMBER. SIMPLE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT ADVANCE TO THE OTHER CHAMBER, ARE NOT PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT, AND DO NOT CARRY THE WEIGHT OF LAW.