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H.Res. 837: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Beijing should immediately guarantee the safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai.

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H.Res. 837: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Beijing should immediately guarantee the safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-03 · International Affairs · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 413 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES837 (2021-12-08), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: The title of the measure was amended. 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

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Beijing should immediately guarantee the safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the case of Peng Shuai is directly related to broader international concerns around the freedom of speech and safety of athletes participating in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. The resolution also expresses that the role of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in legitimizing China's claims about Peng's safety raises questions about the IOC's ability and willingness to protect the rights of athletes participating in the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic games in Beijing. Finally, the resolution expresses that China should (1) provide independent and verifiable proof of Peng's whereabouts and that she is safe, (2) allow Peng to engage directly with the Women's Tennis Association and the United Nations to independently verify her safety and explain her absence from public life since making her allegation, (3) open an independent and transparent investigation into Peng's allegations against former senior Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, (4) publicly commit to holding sexual violence abusers accountable, (5) cease all censorship of reporting and discussions of Peng's case, and (6) allow Peng to leave China if she so desires and not retaliate against her family members who remain there.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Beijing should immediately guarantee the safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Mace (R-SC), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)

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-cong117-hres837 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117