118th Congress (2023–2025) · House resolution · Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
This page covers HRES90 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HRES90 in another Congress is a different bill.
Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2023-04-25: Passed |
| Latest action | 2023-04-25: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| Policy area | International Affairs |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
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.
Subjects: Asia, China, Detention of persons, Drug trafficking and controlled substances, Human rights
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-25 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 352 | 0 | 11 | Official tally |
HRES90 (Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27].
On 2023-04-25: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2023-04-25, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.