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SENATE 138118th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1058-1059)

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Last Action
3/29/2023

Actions

  • 2024-07-12Became Public Law No: 118-70.
  • 2024-07-12Became Public Law No: 118-70.
  • 2024-07-12Signed by President.
  • 2024-07-12Signed by President.
  • 2024-07-08Presented to President.
  • 2024-07-08Presented to President.
  • 2024-06-12Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-06-12On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 26 (Roll no. 252). (text: 6/11/2024 CR H3701-3702)
  • 2024-06-12Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 26 (Roll no. 252). (text: 6/11/2024 CR H3701-3702)
  • 2024-06-12Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3738-3739)
  • 2024-06-11At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  • 2024-06-11DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 138.
  • 2024-06-11Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3701-3704)
  • 2024-06-11Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  • 2024-05-31Held at the desk.

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CRS Summary

As of 2024-07-12 (49)

Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act

This act addresses issues relating to Tibet, including by establishing a statutory definition of Tibet that includes areas in Chinese provinces outside the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).

For the purposes of a federal law concerning U.S. policies and activities relating to Tibet, this act defines Tibet to include the TAR and the Tibetan areas of the Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces. (Generally, when China's government refers to Tibet, it means only the TAR, but it recognizes the areas included in this act's definition as Tibetan. China's government formally established the TAR in 1965.)

Furthermore, the duties of the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues shall include working with relevant bureaus in the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to ensure that U.S. government statements and documents counter, as appropriate, disinformation about Tibet by China's government and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about Tibet's history and institutions.

Cosponsors (15)

  • Todd Young (R-IN)
  • Ben Cardin (D-MD)
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
  • Mike Braun (R-IN)
  • Christopher Coons (D-DE)
  • Mitt Romney (R-UT)
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)
  • Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
  • James Risch (R-ID)
  • Mike Crapo (R-ID)
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
  • Laphonza Butler (D-CA)
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)
  • Marco Rubio (R-FL)
  • Bob Casey (D-PA)

Subjects

  • Asia
  • China
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Human rights
  • International law and treaties
  • Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
  • Tibet

Became law: Pub. L. 118-70

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