A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Hong Kong national security law proposed by the Government o…

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Latest action: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: 05/21/2020 CR S2606-2607) · June 25, 2020

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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: 05/21/2020 CR S2606-2607)

Recorded June 25, 2020, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Committee Foreign Relations Committee

Official title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Hong Kong national security law proposed by the Government of the People's Republic of China would violate the obligations of that government under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Hong Kong Basic Law and calling upon all free nations of the world to stand with the people of Hong Kong.

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Reference number: bill-116-sres596
Permanent link: https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-116-sres596
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Vote Files, "S.Res. 596 (116th Congress): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Hong Kong national security law proposed by the Government of the People's Republic of China would violate the obligations of that government under the 1984 Sino-…," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-116-sres596

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Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S.Res. 596 (116th Congress): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Hong Kong national security law proposed by the Government of the People's Republic of China would violate the obligations of that government under the 1984 Sino-… [Bill record]. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-116-sres596

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Vote Files. "S.Res. 596 (116th Congress): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Hong Kong national security law proposed by the Government of the People's Republic of China would violate the obligations of that government under the 1984 Sino-…." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 16, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-116-sres596.

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