A resolution condemning the use by the People's Republic of China of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the territory of the United States as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.
SRES 66 is a Senate resolution condemning China's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over U.S. territory as a violation of U.S. sovereignty. It specifically denounces China's false claims that the balloon was a weather device that drifted off course. The resolution requires the President to provide Congress with detailed briefings on the incident, including the balloon's timeline, intelligence gathered, and plans to prevent future violations of U.S. airspace. It calls for decisive U.S. action to deter foreign surveillance activities and holds the Chinese government accountable for such actions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
President
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action Feb 16, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S431; text: CR S429)
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S431; text: CR S429)
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
Deb Fischer
RRepublican
Co
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Manchin, III
IIndependent
Co
Katie Boyd Britt
RRepublican
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