HR 2212 · 102th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

United States-China Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-05-02· Sponsored by Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5]· House

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Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.(1992-03-19)

Recorded Votes

FailedSenate · 1992-03-18
Roll #52
Yea 60Nay 38
FailedSenate · 1992-03-18
Roll #52
Yea 60Nay 38
PassedHouse · 1992-03-11
Roll #43
Yea 357Nay 61
Democrats
246 Yea·10 Nay
Republicans
110 Yea·51 Nay
PassedHouse · 1992-03-11
Roll #43
Yea 357Nay 61
Democrats
246 Yea·10 Nay
Republicans
110 Yea·51 Nay
PassedSenate · 1992-02-25
Roll #31
Yea 59Nay 39

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Preconditions for the Receipt by China of Nondiscriminatory Treatment - Prohibits the President from recommending for a 12-month period in 1992 continuation of a waiver of human rights and emigration requirements for nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) for China under the Trade Act of 1974 unless a specified report is submitted to the Congress stating that China has accounted for and released prisoners who dissented in Tiananmen Square on June 3, 1989 and made progress in: (1) preventing gross violations of human rights (including in Tibet); (2) ending religious persecution and releasing members of religious groups who were detained for their religious beliefs; (3) removing restrictions there and in Tibet on freedom of the press and on broadcasts by Voice of America; (4) terminating harassment of Chinese citizens in the United States, including the return and renewal of passports confiscated for prodemocracy activities; (5) ensuring access of international human rights monitoring groups to prisoners; (6) ensuring freedom from torture and from inhumane prison conditions; (7) terminating prohibitions on peaceful assembly and demonstration imposed afte…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans