A resolution recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 12th anniversary of the campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress the Falun Gong movement, recognizing the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4561)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 13, 2011

Expresses solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners and their families for the lives, freedoms, and rights they lost for adhering to their beliefs.

Calls upon the Chinese Communist Party to end cease persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

Calls upon the President, the Secretary of State, and Members of Congress to express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners and meet with Falun Gong practitioners.

Supports volunteers and participants of the Tuidang movement for their peaceful efforts to reclaim Chinese history and culture and for their pursuit of a free and open government.

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Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D–NJ

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Jul 13, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4561)
Jul 13, 2011
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Discuss S.Res.232, 112th Congress: A resolution recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 12th anniversary of the campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress the Falun Gong movement, recognizing the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.

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Discuss S.Res.232, 112th Congress: A resolution recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 12th anniversary of the campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress the Falun Gong movement, recognizing the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/232

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Discuss S.Res.232, 112th Congress: A resolution recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 12th anniversary of the campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress the Falun Gong movement, recognizing the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/232

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2011-07-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres232/BILLS-112sres232is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.232, 112th Congress: A resolution recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 12th anniversary of the campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress the Falun Gong movement, recognizing the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/232

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2011-07-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres232/BILLS-112sres232is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:05:33Z. 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.232 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.