HR 5318 · 102th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
United States-China Act of 1992
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.(1992-10-02)
Recorded Votes
FailedSenate · 1992-10-01
Roll #255 ↗Yea 59Nay 40
FailedSenate · 1992-10-01
Roll #255 ↗Yea 59Nay 40
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United States - China Act of 1992 - Prohibits the President from recommending for a 12-month period in 1993 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 and in other parts of China on June 3 and 4, 1989, and made progress in: (1) preventing gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including workers' rights, in China and Tibet; (2) preventing exports of products made by prison labor, and allowing U.S. officials and international organizations to inspect such places of detention; (3) terminating religious persecution in China and Tibet and releasing religious leaders incarcerated as a result of the expression of their religious beliefs; (4) removing restrictions in China and Tibet on freedom of the press and on broadcasts by the Voice of America; (5) terminating harassment of Chinese citizens in the United States (including refusal to return or renew passports as retribution for prodemocracy ac…
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Cosponsors (20)
18 Democrats2 Republicans