H.Res. 1033: Condemning acts by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that violate fundamental rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents as well as acts that undermine Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy.

H.Res. 1033: Condemning acts by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that violate fundamental rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents as well as acts that undermine Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-30 · International Affairs · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Condemning acts by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that violate fundamental rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents as well as acts that undermine Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy.

Plain summary

This resolution condemns the advancement of China's national security legislation for Hong Kong. The resolution also advises the United States to coordinate with allies to respond to developments in Hong Kong, including by providing Hong Kong residents who face well-founded fears of persecution an opportunity to emigrate from Hong Kong.

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

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Official text

Condemning acts by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that violate fundamental rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents as well as acts that undermine Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · 34 cosponsors

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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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.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres1033.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres1033 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116