S.Res. 98 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, sent to the Committee on Foreign Relations, Feb 26, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryResolution condemning China's Hong Kong security law
This resolution expresses disapproval of China's national security law for Hong Kong and related actions by the Hong Kong government. It states support for Hong Kong residents seeking to exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms, and calls for the Hong Kong government to drop charges related to these laws and release defendants.
How it affects you
This is a symbolic resolution that doesn't directly change U.S. law or policy. It expresses Congress's position on events in Hong Kong, but as a resolution rather than legislation, it has no binding legal effect on individuals in the United States or elsewhere.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 26, 2025)
This resolution condemns China's Hong Kong national security law (officially called The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), the Hong Kong government's Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, and related human rights abuses. The resolution also (1) supports the people of Hong Kong as they fight to exercise fundamental rights and freedoms; and (2) calls upon the Hong Kong government to drop all sedition and national security law-related charges and free all defendants immediately, including Jimmy Lai.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.Res. 98
RESOLUTION
A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.
Sponsor: Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID) · Introduced Feb 26, 2025 · International Affairs · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 28, 2025: “Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.