H.Res. 153: Expressing concern over the detainment of Sandy Phan-Gillis, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-27 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing concern over the detainment of Sandy Phan-Gillis, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Expresses concern about the detainment of Sandy Phan-Gillis in Guangxi Province, People's Republic of China, since March 2015. Encourages the Department of State and the intelligence community to jointly continue investigations and to consider all plausible explanations for Phan-Gillis's detainment. Urges the State Department and the intelligence community to: (1) coordinate investigations with the Chinese government and solicit information from appropriate regional affairs and law enforcement experts on plausible explanations, and (2) continue to work with and inform Congress and Phan-Gillis's family on efforts to recover Phan-Gillis and to resolve her detainment. Requests the immediate release of Phan-Gillis by the Chinese government.

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Official text

Expressing concern over the detainment of Sandy Phan-Gillis, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · 1 cosponsors

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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.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres153.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres153 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115