H.R. 533Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act

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Sponsor: James P. McGovern [D-MA-02]
Cosponsors: 42 · 29 Democrats · 13 Republicans
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Feb 26, 2024 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

IntroducedJan 26, 2023
Passed the HouseFeb 15, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act

This bill addresses issues relating to Tibet, including by establishing a statutory definition of Tibet that includes areas in Chinese provinces outside the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).

For the purposes of U.S. policies and activities relating to Tibet, this bill defines Tibet to include the TAR and specified areas designated by China's government as Tibetan Autonomous in Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces. (Generally, when China's government refers to Tibet, it means only the TAR, although there are also predominantly Tibetan prefectures and counties designated as Tibetan Autonomous by China's government and reflected in this bill's definition of Tibet. China's government formally established the TAR in 1965.)

Furthermore, the responsibilities of the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues shall include working to ensure that U.S. government statements and documents counter disinformation about Tibet by China's government and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about Tibet's history and institutions.

This bill also states that it is U.S. policy that the dispute between Tibet and China must be resolved in accordance with international law by peaceful means through dialogue without preconditions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 533 as passed House on Feb 15, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 53

House Feb 15, 2024

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

392 Yea 28 Nay 11 not voting

Crossed both parties 28 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 28 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic212 members

Republican219 members

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Cosponsors42 · 29 Democrats · 13 Republicans

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H.R. 533Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 53

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors42 · 29 Democrats · 13 Republicans

H.R. 533Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 53

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors42 · 29 Democrats · 13 Republicans

Who lobbied on H.R. 5331 organization

Who lobbied on H.R. 5331 organization