H.Res. 90Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.

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Sponsor: Michael Cloud [R-TX-27]
Cosponsors: 39 · 30 Republicans · 9 Democrats
Policy area: International Affairs
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee
Latest action: Apr 25, 2023 · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedFeb 1, 2023
Passed the HouseApr 25, 2023

What the measure doesCRS summary

This resolution demands that the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) immediately release Mark Swidan. The resolution also condemns the Chinese government and the CCP for denying Swidan access to U.S. diplomats and independent and competent medical care.

Swidan is a U.S. citizen who was convicted of drug-related charges in China and sentenced to death. A U.N. working group on arbitrary detention considers Swidan's detention arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 90 as passed House on Apr 25, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 193

House Apr 25, 2023

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended

Demanding that the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan

Passed · Two-thirds required

418 Yea 0 Nay 16 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members434 members

Democratic213 members

Republican221 members

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Cosponsors39 · 30 Republicans · 9 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.Res. 90 and vote against it. 30 signed when it was filed.

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