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  • S. 4467 seeks to extend the provisions of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. This bill amends the act to extend the duration of the annual reporting requirement from 7 years to 12 years. Additionally, it extends the sunset clause from 5 years to 10 years....

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    S. 4467 lets the U.S. keep checking on how people are treated in Hong Kong for a longer time, making sure they are fair and democratic by extending how long they do these checks.

  • S. RES. 98 is a resolution that condemns the actions of the Chinese government in Hong Kong for undermining democracy and human rights. It criticizes the implementation of the "Hong Kong national security law" and other legislation that suppresses freedom of speech and...

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    The U.S. Senate made a special statement to say it's not okay for China to stop people in Hong Kong from having a say in how things are run and from speaking their minds. They want to make sure that other countries also see this as a problem and act together to help fix it.