S. 1838 (116 th ): Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019

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About the bill

The legislation recently unanimously passed both a Senate and House committee.

Context

Millions of Hong Kong citizens have peacefully protested and demonstrated since June, in marches and rallies that have grabbed the world’s attention. Held at first in response to a specific legislative bill proposing easier extraditions, the protests later metastasized into a more all-encompassing demand for governmental reforms.

Hong Kong is a special “administrative region,” formally part of the United Kingdom for about 150 years, but now part of China since a 1997 changeover. Although the changeover’s terms originally required China to pledge a generally hands-off approach to Hong Kong, certainly much more so than the heavy governmental control China applies to the rest of their nation, China has gradually ramped up control since 1997.

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Sponsor and status

Marco Rubio

Sponsor. Senator for Florida. Republican.

Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 27, 2019

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 27, 2019.

56 Cosponsors (29 Republicans, 26 Democrats, 1 Independent)

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

H.R. 3289: Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019

Passed House (Senate next) on Oct 15, 2019. 51% incorporated. (compare text)

History

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3469 (114th).

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 417 (115th).

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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3289 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1838 (116th).

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 1838 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1838. This is the one from the 116 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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