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H.Con.Res. 294: Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China, as a tool for suppression maintained by the Chinese Government.

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H.Con.Res. 294: Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China, as a tool for suppression maintained by the Chinese Government.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-09 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-11-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 647 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HCONRES294 (2005-12-16), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China, as a tool for suppression maintained by the Chinese Government.

Plain summary

Calls on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Calls on the U.S. government to: (1) fully implement U.S. laws prohibiting the importation of forced labor products made in the Laogai; and (2) review implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Prison Labor in 1992 and the Statement of Cooperation in 1994 with respect to the Laogai. Calls on the government of the PRC to release information about the Laogai, including information about: (1) the number and location of camps and prisoners; (2) the types of business production activities; (3) the number of executions at the camps; and (4) the extent of the harvesting and transplantation of organs of executed prisoners. Urges the government of the PRC to allow unrestricted visits by international human rights inspectors to Laogai camps. Urges the Congressional-Executive Commission on China to investigate the Laogai system and to make U.S. policy recommendations to help protect human rights for Chinese citizens. States that Congress will undertake efforts to join with the European Parliament to urge the introduction of a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Commission condemning the Laogai and the human rights situation in China.

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Official text

Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China, as a tool for suppression maintained by the Chinese Government.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · 41 cosponsors

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Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA)

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hconres294 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109