HRES 104 United States House · 118th Congress

Condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.

HRES 104 is a non-binding resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 8, 2023, that condemns the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over U.S. territory as a violation of U.S. sovereignty. The resolution specifically denounces China's false claims that the balloon was a weather balloon and calls for the U.S. government to take decisive action to prevent future foreign aerial surveillance in U.S. airspace. It requires the Biden administration to provide Congress with detailed briefings on the incident, including the timeline, potential intelligence collected, and plans to deter similar activities. As a symbolic resolution, it does not create new laws but formally expresses the House's stance on the matter.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 8, 2023 Last action Feb 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2023

How they voted

4190
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 434
Feb 9, 2023
D Democratic212
204 Yea 8
96% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican221
214 Yea 7
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 117). (text: CR H794)
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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