Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding human rights violations in Tibet, the Panchen Lama, and the need for dialogue between the Chinese leadership and the Dalai Lama or his representatives.

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

33 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 21 Democrats

21 of 33 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Howard Berman (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Dan Burton (R-IN), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), William Coyne (D-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Mark Green (R-WI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Anne Northup (R-KY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Todd Platts (R-PA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

• H.R. 801 (107th) Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
• H.R. 2540 (107th) Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001
• H.R. 4085 (107th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
• H.R. 3253 (107th) Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002
• H.R. 2716 (107th) Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001
• H.R. 3838 (107th) To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive…

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district