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H.Res. 794: Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

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H.Res. 794: Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-03 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 251 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES794 (2006-06-12), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Expresses sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned as a result of their participation in the democracy protests of June 3-4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China (PRC), and to all the people of China who lack fundamental human rights. Commends all persons who are peacefully advocating for democracy and human rights in China. Calls upon those nations planning to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to insist that China comply with the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Condemns the ongoing human rights abuses by the government of the PRC, and calls on that government to: (1) release all prisoners of conscience, and end the harassment, detention, and imprisonment of Chinese citizens exercising their legitimate freedoms of expression, association, and religion; (2) end censorship of free speech on the Internet and persecution of Internet dissidents; (3) end persecution of Falun Gong; (4) end organ harvesting that is not voluntary and noncommercial; (5) end the coercive one-child policy; (6) grant the United Nations High Commission on Refugees access to all refugees, and end forcible repatriations of refugees, particularly to North Korea; (7) close "re-education through labor" camps; and (8) release U.S. permanent residents Dr. Yang Jianli and Dr. Wang Bingzhang.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 28 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), John Boozman (R-AR), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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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-hres794 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109