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House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the treatment by the People's Republic of China of prisoners in Tibet, and for other purposes.

H.Con.Res. 116Introduced Jul 15, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Neil Abercrombie D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 21, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

23 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 18 Democrats

5 of 23 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Rick Boucher (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), John Porter (R-IL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA), James Walsh (R-NY), Melvin Watt (D-NC), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Neil Abercrombie.

Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress · HI-1 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.