HRES 156 · 111th Congress · International Affairs

Supporting Charter 08 and the ideals of the Charter 08 movement.

Introduced 2009-02-11· Sponsored by Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2009-02-11)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Supports: (1) Charter 08 and its ideals; and (2) the Chinese people's efforts to secure liberty, the rule of law, representative government, and the protection of human rights. Notes Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to destroy the Charter 08 movement. Calls upon the CCP to release Liu Xiaobo.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]FL
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]VA
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]CA
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]CO
Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5]OK
Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]AZ
Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4]SC
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]AL
Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2]LA
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]TX
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]NC
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]FL
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24]CA
Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40]CA