S.Res. 220: A resolution expressing solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemning the practice of non-consenting organ harvesting, and for other purposes.

S.Res. 220: A resolution expressing solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemning the practice of non-consenting organ harvesting, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4001-4002)

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4001-4002) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution expressing solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemning the practice of non-consenting organ harvesting, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Expresses solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners and their families for the lives, freedoms, and rights they lost for adhering to their beliefs and practices. Emphasizes to the government of China that freedom of religion includes the right of Falun Gong practitioners to practice freely in China. Condemns the practice of non-consenting organ harvesting in China. Calls upon: (1) the Communist Party of China (CPC) to cease its campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners and release all such practitioners who have been confined, detained, or imprisoned for pursuing their right to exercise their spiritual beliefs; (2) the government of China and the CPC to end the practice of organ harvesting from all prisoners of conscience; and (3) China to allow an independent and transparent investigation into organ transplant abuses.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A resolution expressing solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemning the practice of non-consenting organ harvesting, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 23 cosponsors

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Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Boozman (R-AR), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Jack Reed (D-RI)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

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

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115sres220.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/sres>

Record fed-us-cong115-sres220 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115