{"bill":{"id":"119-hres-130","congress":119,"type":"HRES","number":130,"title":"Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for its harassment and efforts to intimidate American citizens and other individuals on United States soil with the goal of suppressing speech and narratives the People's Republic of China finds unwelcome.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-13","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001287","fullName":"Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]","party":"D","state":"CA","district":6}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-13","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"International Affairs","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"Submitted in House","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>This resolution condemns China's efforts to suppress free speech, assembly, and academic freedom in the United States and reaffirms the U.S. commitment to defending the rights of individuals to express themselves freely both domestically and globally. The resolution also calls on U.S. federal and local law enforcement agencies to take swift action against China's attempts to extend its intolerance of dissent into the United States.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-12T21:26:23Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":280,"ts":"2026-04-15T06:44:14.228Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Expressing%20the%20sense%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives%20in%20cond"}]}}