HRES 1549 United States House · 119th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.

This House resolution formally condemns China's practice of detaining American academics and urges the U.S. government to prioritize securing their release, specifically highlighting the cases of Dr. Youlin Chen and Min Zin. It calls on the Secretary of State to consider raising the travel advisory level for China from Level 2 to Level 3 and to add a specific warning indicator regarding wrongful detention risks. Additionally, the bill requests a review of whether China meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of wrongful detention under existing federal law.
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Introduced Sep 16, 2026 Last action Sep 16, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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