Resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens, to cease repression of Tibetan and Uighur people, and to end its support for the Governments of Sudan and Burma to ensure that the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games take place in an atmosphere that honors the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness.

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

19 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 13 Democrats

6 of 19 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), James Langevin (D-RI), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), James McGovern (D-MA), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), David Scott (D-GA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

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• H.R. 7311 (110th) William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-28 district