Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately and unconditionally release Li Shaomin and other American scholars of Chinese ancestry being held in detention, calling on the President of the United States to continue working on behalf of Li Shaomin and the other detained scholars for their release, and for other purposes.

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

46 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 46 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), James Barcia (D-MI), Henry Brown (R-SC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Greg Ganske (R-IA), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and 16 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district