House resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Urging the introduction and passage of a resolution on the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China at the 54th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 1998
- Committee actionMar 11, 1998
- Passed HouseMar 17, 1998 · 397–0
Latest action: Mar 17, 1998 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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
27 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 independent
14 of 27 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), William Clay (D-MO), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Jon Fox (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Richard Gephardt (D-MO), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Tom Lantos (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), John Porter (R-IL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Vince Snowbarger (R-KS), John Tierney (D-MA), Robert Underwood (D-GU), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2195 (105th) Laogai Slave Labor Products Act of 1997
- H.R. 4506 (105th) International Child Labor Relief Act of 1998
- H.Res. 562 (105th) Concerning properties wrongfully expropriated by formerly totalitarian governments.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.