SRES 98
Advanced toward a vote
Condemns Beijing's national security law and related Hong Kong laws as tools for destroying Hong Kong's democracy, autonomy, and rule of law, and urges governments to hold those responsible accountable.
Official title: A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced
26-FEB-2025
Referred
26-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
27-MAR-2025
Reported
28-APR-2025
On the calendar
28-APR-2025
- Condemns the Hong Kong national security law and the Article 23 Ordinance as tools for punishing peaceful expression and related abuses of human rights.
- Calls on the Hong Kong government to drop national security and sedition charges and to free all defendants, including Jimmy Lai.
- Expresses extreme concern over the state-directed seizure of Apple Daily and holds that Hong Kong no longer has credibility as an international business center.
- Encourages the United States and other governments to ensure that voting procedures at multilateral institutions reflect that Hong Kong no longer has a meaningful distinction from mainland China.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (26-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 28-APR-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Foreign Relations Committee (Senate)
International Affairs
■ 7 D■ 5 R
7 Democrats
5 Republicans