Search Results: keywords:"hong kong human rights and democracy act"

  • H. R. 2522 — To designate the area between the intersections of 18th Street Northwest and Church Street Northwest, and 18th Street Northwest and P Street Northwest, in the District of Columbia as Jimmy Lai Way, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,743

    H.R. 2522 seeks to name a part of 18th Street Northwest in Washington, D.C. as "Jimmy Lai Way." The bill highlights the case of Jimmy Lai, a democracy advocate imprisoned in Hong Kong, condemns his detention, and calls for his release. It also supports freedom of speech and...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to name a part of a street in Washington, D.C. after a man named Jimmy Lai, who is a brave person standing up for democracy in Hong Kong. It also asks for helping him and others like him who are being treated unfairly, and it talks about putting up new street signs that say "Jimmy Lai Way."

  • S. RES. 98 — Condemning Beijing’s destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:522

    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.

  • S. 4467 — To reauthorize the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:224

    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....

    Simple Explanation

    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.