Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.
HRES 90 is a resolution demanding the Chinese government immediately release Mark Swidan, a U.S. citizen from Texas who has been detained since 2012 on drug trafficking charges. The resolution cites the UN Human Rights Council Working Group finding his detention arbitrary, with no evidence of drug offenses, passport records showing he wasn’t in China during the alleged crimes, and China denying his family contact and medical care. It specifically condemns China for blocking U.S. diplomatic access and calls on the U.S. government to prioritize Swidan’s release through diplomatic channels. The resolution focuses on the case’s documented legal and humanitarian issues, not broader policy implications.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action Apr 25, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 25, 2023
How they voted
418–0
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 434
Apr 25, 2023
D
Democratic213
95% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican220
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 193). (text: CR H1927)
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 193). (text: CR H1927)
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 39 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Cloud
RRepublican
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Chip Roy
RRepublican
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
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