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[S. Res. 226 Reported in Senate

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 Calendar No. 247
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 226

 Condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for 
 engaging in transnational repression.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 14, 2025

 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Curtis) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
 Relations

 October 30, 2025

 Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
 preamble
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 in italic]
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 RESOLUTION

 Condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for 
 engaging in transnational repression.

Whereas transnational repression refers to actions by foreign governments that 
 cross national borders to intimidate, silence, coerce, or harm 
 individuals, including members of diaspora and exile communities, in 
 order to suppress dissent and control political expression;
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China, as the world's most 
 prolific perpetrator of transnational repression, is carrying out a 
 coordinated campaign to surveil, harass, threaten, and coerce 
 individuals living abroad, including people who are lawfully residing in 
 the United States;
Whereas these actions have targeted political dissidents, human rights 
 defenders, and ethnic and religious communities, including Uyghurs, 
 Tibetans, and Hongkongers;
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China's efforts to intimidate 
 and control individuals residing in the United States, often through 
 covert operations or unregistered agents, constitute a violation of 
 United States sovereignty and an affront to the rule of law; and
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China, in coordination with 
 local authorities, has also sought to exert pressure by harassing, 
 threatening, or unlawfully detaining the family members of such 
 individuals who are still residing in the People's Republic of China or 
 regions controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China, 
 and by engaging in other acts of harassment targeting such family 
 members, including the confiscation of property, freezing of financial 
 assets, and cancellation of passports to restrict freedom of movement: 
 Now, therefore, be it
Whereas transnational repression refers to a range of tactics that foreign 
 governments employ to reach beyond their borders to harm, intimidate, 
 threaten, harass, or coerce individuals, including political dissidents, 
 journalists, political opponents, religious and ethnic minority groups, 
 and members of diaspora and exile communities, that represents a threat 
 to those who seek to exercise their basic rights and freedoms in the 
 United States and abroad and to United States sovereignty and democracy;
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China, as the world's most 
 prolific perpetrator of transnational repression, is carrying out a 
 coordinated campaign to surveil, harass, threaten, and coerce 
 individuals living abroad, including people who are lawfully residing in 
 the United States;
Whereas these actions have targeted political dissidents, defenders of 
 internationally-recognized human rights, and ethnic and religious 
 communities, including Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hongkongers;
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China's efforts to intimidate 
 and control individuals residing in the United States, often through 
 covert operations or unregistered agents, constitute a violation of 
 United States sovereignty and an affront to the rule of law;
Whereas authorities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which is 
 controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China, have 
 issued arrest warrants and bounties on overseas Hongkongers, in an 
 extraterritorial and illegal application of its national security laws 
 to silence or intimidate individuals living abroad, including those who 
 are lawfully residing in the United States; and
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China, in coordination with 
 local authorities, has also sought to exert pressure by harassing, 
 threatening, or unlawfully detaining the family members of such 
 individuals who are still residing in the People's Republic of China or 
 regions controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China, 
 and by engaging in other acts of harassment targeting such family 
 members, including the confiscation of property, freezing of financial 
 assets, and cancellation of passports to restrict freedom of movement: 
 Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--
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    (1) condemns the Government of the People's 
 Republic of China for its systematic campaign of transnational 
 repression;</DELETED>
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    (2) affirms that all individuals residing in the 
 United States have the right to live free from foreign 
 government intimidation, coercion, and surveillance;</DELETED>
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    (3) declares that acts of transnational repression 
 carried out by the Government of the People's Republic of China 
 in the United States violate our Nation's sovereignty and 
 democratic values;</DELETED>
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    (4) recognizes that the Government of the People's 
 Republic of China's harassment, threats, or unlawful detention 
 of the family members of such individuals who are residing in 
 the People's Republic of China or regions controlled by the 
 Government of the People's Republic of China is an extension of 
 this repression and a violation of basic human rights; 
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    (5) supports efforts by the United States 
 Government to investigate, disrupt, and hold accountable those 
 who carry out or enable such activities.</DELETED>
``That the Senate--

    (1) condemns the Government of the People's Republic of 
 China for its systematic campaign of transnational repression;

    (2) affirms that all individuals residing in the United 
 States have the right to live free from foreign government 
 intimidation, coercion, and surveillance;

    (3) declares that acts of transnational repression carried 
 out by the Government of the People's Republic of China in the 
 United States violate our Nation's sovereignty and democratic 
 values;

    (4) recognizes that the Government of the People's Republic 
 of China's harassment, threats, or unlawful detention of the 
 family members of such individuals who are residing in the 
 People's Republic of China or regions controlled by the 
 Government of the People's Republic of China is an extension of 
 this repression; and

    (5) supports efforts by the United States Government to 
 investigate, disrupt, and hold accountable those who carry out 
 or enable such activities.

 Calendar No. 247

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. RES. 226

_______________________________________________________________________

 RESOLUTION

 Condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for 
 engaging in transnational repression.

_______________________________________________________________________

 October 30, 2025

 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble