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Senate resolution · 116th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Hong Kong national security law proposed by the Government of the People's Republic of China would violate the obligations of that government under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Hong Kong Basic Law and calling upon all free nations of the world to stand with the people of Hong Kong.

S.Res. 596Introduced May 21, 2020Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Josh Hawley R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 25, 2020 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: 05/21/2020 CR S2606-2607)

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

16 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 16 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Braun (R-IN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Gary Peters (D-MI), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.