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Senate resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United States opposition to the prison sentence of Tibetan ethnomusicologist Ngawang Choephel by the Government of the People's Republic of China.

S.Res. 19Introduced Jan 21, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Moynihan D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 11, 1997 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2153-2155)

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

26 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 2 independents

9 of 26 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Connie Mack (R-FL), John McCain (R-AZ), John Reed (D-RI), Paul Wellstone (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Moynihan.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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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.