Bill119th CongressFiled Sep 17, 2026International Affairs
S.Res. 865
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
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What it does
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What just happenedSep 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4802)
Who’s behind it
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA](D-MA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateSep 17, 2026
- Sep 17, 2026IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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