To prohibit the use of United States funds to provide for the participation of certain Chinese officials in international conferences, programs, and activities and to provide that certain Chinese officials shall be ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission to the United States.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should make freedom of religion one of the major objectives of U.S. foreign policy with respect to China.
Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, and the United States Agency for International Development to provide travel expenses for certain Chinese officials participating in international conferences, exchanges, programs, and activities. Requires each agency to certify to appropriate congressional committees that it did not pay such expenses.
Makes such officials ineligible to receive visas for admission into the United States. Permits the President to waive such requirement if he determines it vital to the national interest and provides a written justification to the appropriate congressional committees.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 105-309, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 105-309, Part I.
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 7, 1997.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 302 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2358, H.R. 2232, H.R. 2195, H. Res. 188 and H.R. 967. Providing for the sequential consideration in the House of the following measures: H.R. 2358, H.R. 2232, H.R. 2195, H. Res. 188, H.R. 967, H.R. 2570, H.R. 2386, H.R. 2605, and H.R. 2647. One hour of general debate is provided for each measure. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 302 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 302. (consideration: CR H10130-10138)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2358, H.R. 2232, H.R. 2195, H. Res. 188 and H.R. 967. Providing for the sequential consideration in the House of the following measures: H.R. 2358, H.R. 2232, H.R. 2195, H. Res. 188, H.R. 967, H.R. 2570, H.R. 2386, H.R. 2605, and H.R. 2647. One hour of general debate is provided for each measure. Specified amendments are in order.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 366 - 54 (Roll no. 595).
Roll Call #595 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 366 - 54 (Roll no. 595).
Roll Call #595 (House)Mr. Wise moved to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Kolbe moved to table the motion to reconsider
On motion to table the motion to reconsider Agreed to by recorded vote: 227 - 185 (Roll no. 596).
Roll Call #596 (House)The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 967.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Hearings held.