[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 226 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 226

    Condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for 
                 engaging in transnational repression.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2025

 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Curtis) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for 
                 engaging in transnational repression.

Whereas transnational repression refers to actions by foreign governments that 
        cross national borders to intimidate, silence, coerce, or harm 
        individuals, including members of diaspora and exile communities, in 
        order to suppress dissent and control political expression;
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China, as the world's most 
        prolific perpetrator of transnational repression, is carrying out a 
        coordinated campaign to surveil, harass, threaten, and coerce 
        individuals living abroad, including people who are lawfully residing in 
        the United States;
Whereas these actions have targeted political dissidents, human rights 
        defenders, and ethnic and religious communities, including Uyghurs, 
        Tibetans, and Hongkongers;
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China's efforts to intimidate 
        and control individuals residing in the United States, often through 
        covert operations or unregistered agents, constitute a violation of 
        United States sovereignty and an affront to the rule of law; and
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China, in coordination with 
        local authorities, has also sought to exert pressure by harassing, 
        threatening, or unlawfully detaining the family members of such 
        individuals who are still residing in the People's Republic of China or 
        regions controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China, 
        and by engaging in other acts of harassment targeting such family 
        members, including the confiscation of property, freezing of financial 
        assets, and cancellation of passports to restrict freedom of movement: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China for its systematic campaign of transnational repression;
            (2) affirms that all individuals residing in the United 
        States have the right to live free from foreign government 
        intimidation, coercion, and surveillance;
            (3) declares that acts of transnational repression carried 
        out by the Government of the People's Republic of China in the 
        United States violate our Nation's sovereignty and democratic 
        values;
            (4) recognizes that the Government of the People's Republic 
        of China's harassment, threats, or unlawful detention of the 
        family members of such individuals who are residing in the 
        People's Republic of China or regions controlled by the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China is an extension of 
        this repression and a violation of basic human rights; and
            (5) supports efforts by the United States Government to 
        investigate, disrupt, and hold accountable those who carry out 
        or enable such activities.
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