S.Res. 23 — A resolution demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan. | PoliFocus

S.Res. 23118th Congress

A resolution demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan.

Subjects

International Affairs

Summary

This resolution demands that the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) immediately release Mark Swidan. The resolution also condemns the Chinese government and the CPC for denying Swidan access to U.S. diplomats and independent and competent medical care.

Swidan is a U.S. citizen who was convicted of drug-related charges in China and sentenced to death. A U.N. working group on arbitrary detention considers Swidan's detention arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Related Legislation

H.Res. 90Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.
2023-04-25The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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Legislative Actions

2023-02-01
Introduced in Senate
2023-02-01
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2023-05-03
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2023-05-04
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
2023-05-04
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
2023-05-04
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
2023-05-10
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)
2023-05-10
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1588; text: 02/01/2023 CR S210)

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