A resolution recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S804)

S.Res.108 through Congress

S.Res.108 is considered only in the Senate.

SenateMar 15, 2023IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House measure: H.Res.228 Recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and 1990s.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 15, 2023

This resolution declares that Bhutan is responsible for the oppression of Nepali-speaking Lhotshampas and Sharchops in Bhutan during the 1980s and 1990s. The resolution also (1) urges Bhutan to conduct a rapid and unconditional release of all political prisoners whose crime was demanding democracy and human rights, and (2) requests that Bhutan restore citizenship for all Nepali-speaking Lhotshampas that have had it arbitrarily revoked.

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Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D–OH

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Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

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Mar 15, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S804)
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate

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HRES 228 · Recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and 1990s.

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Discuss S.Res.108, 118th Congress: A resolution recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/108

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2023-03-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres108/BILLS-118sres108is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-25T16:27:18Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Analyze S.Res.108 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.108, 118th Congress: A resolution recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/108

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2023-03-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres108/BILLS-118sres108is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-25T16:27:18Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.108, 118th Congress: A resolution recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/108

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2023-03-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres108/BILLS-118sres108is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-25T16:27:18Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.108, 118th Congress: A resolution recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/108

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2023-03-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres108/BILLS-118sres108is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-25T16:27:18Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.108 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.