HRES 837 · 117th Congress · International Affairs

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Beijing should immediately guarantee the safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai.

Introduced 2021-12-03· Sponsored by Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.(2021-12-08)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2021-12-08
Roll #413
Yea 428Nay 0
Democrats
218 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
210 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2021-12-08
Roll #413
Yea 428Nay 0
Democrats
218 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
210 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that, by cooperating with the Chinese Communist Party, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) failed to adhere to its own human rights commitments and protect the free speech of Olympic athletes. The resolution also expresses that, in an effort to regain lost public confidence, the IOC should call on the Chinese Communist Party to (1) open an independent and transparent investigation into the allegations of Peng Shuai; (2) publicly commit to holding sexual violence abusers accountable; (3) cease all censorship of reporting and discussions of Peng's case; and (4) allow Peng to leave China if she so desires, and not retaliate against her family members who remain in China.…

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Cosponsors (8)

4 Democrats4 Republicans