H.Res. 605: Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.

H.Res. 605: Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-26 · International Affairs · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 118 (2010): On motion to suspend the rules and agree, as amended, HRES605 (2010-03-16), Passed. See all
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Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.

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Expresses sympathy to Falun Gong practitioners and their family members who have suffered persecution and even death because of adherence to their personal beliefs. Calls upon the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to: (1) cease its campaign against Falun Gong practitioners; (2) abolish the 6-10 office, an extrajudicial security apparatus given the mandate to "eradicate" Falun Gong; and (3) release Falun Gong practitioners from prisons and reeducation through labor camps, including those practitioners who are relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Calls upon the President and Members of Congress to mark the 11th anniversary of Chinese official repression of the Falun Gong spiritual movement, including by meeting with Falun Gong practitioners.

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Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · 81 cosponsors

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Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA) and 21 more.

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House roll call 118 (2010): On motion to suspend the rules and agree, as amended, HRES605 (2010-03-16): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres605.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres605 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111