,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjbj,mr4   
,hawley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4     
,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4         
,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,wick]1    
,mrs4 ,loeffl]1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4    
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 & ,mr4 ,da9es7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ! ,hong ,kong national
 security law propos$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a w\ld violate !   
obligations ( t gov]nm5t "u ! #aihd     
,s9o-,briti% ,jo9t ,decl>ation & ! ,hong
 ,kong ,basic ,law & call+ ^u all free  
nations ( ! _w to /& ) ! p ( ,hong      
,kong4  ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a has propos$ a new      
national security law = ,hong ,kong t   
w\ld ban secession1 subv]sion ( /ate    
p[]1 & =eign int]f]5ce1 z def9$ by !    
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2    
,:]eas1 if ! new national security law  

is pass$1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a is expect$ to use ?is law to    
ju/ify & facilitate an exp&$ crackd[n   
aga9/ peaceful prote/s & o!r =ms (      
nonviol5t prote/ by ! p ( ,hong ,kong2  
,:]eas ?is propos$ law con/itutes a     
significant escalation 9 ! campaign by !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a &  
its proxies 9 ,hong ,kong to erase !    
basic lib]ties & human rights promis$ to
 ! p ( ,hong ,kong "u ! #aihd           
,s9o-,briti% ,jo9t ,decl>ation & ! ,hong
 ,kong ,basic ,law2 ,:]eas ! ann\ncem5t 
by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a
 ( its int5t to pass ?is new national   
security law reflects t gov]nm5t's      
fundam5tal opposition n only to ! basic 
rights & lib]ties ( free p]sons *ampion$
 by ! p ( ,hong ,kong & ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 b also to uphold+ its obligations "u   
int]national law2 & ,:]eas ! ef=ts by ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to  
sil5ce peaceful prote/ors 9 ,hong ,kong 
are "p & p>cel ( a broad] hegemonic     
vision t w\ld see ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's  

,republic ( ,*9a impose its w ^u all    
free p ( ,asia & beyond3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 !  
,hong ,kong national security law       
propos$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a w\ld violate ! legal   
obligations ( t gov]nm5t "u-- 7,a7 !    
#aihd ,s9o-,briti% ,jo9t ,decl>ation1   
:i* gu>antees = #ej ye>s ! protection ( 
! basic rights & fre$oms ( ! p ( ,hong  
,kong1 includ+ ^? ( spee*1 press1       
assembly1 association1 travel1 movem5t1 
correspond5ce1 & /rike2 &  7,b7 ! ,hong 
,kong ,basic ,law1 :i* res]ves !        
au?ority = enact+ laws prohibit+        
treason1 secession1 s$ition1 subv]sion1 
& =eign int]f]5ce to ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,hong ,kong ,special ,adm9i/rative      
,region2 &  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t %\ld use all diplomatic means 
available1 includ+ t>get$ sanctions1    
to-- 7,a7 dissuade ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a f pass+ ! propos$ ,hong
 ,kong national security law2  7,b7     
compel ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( 

,*9a to resc9d ! propos$ ,hong ,kong    
national security law1 if x is pass$2 & 
7,c7 rally all free nations to /& ) ! p 
( ,hong ,kong aga9/ increas+ly sev]e    
violations by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a ( ! rights & lib]ties  
gu>ante$ to !m "u ! #aihd ,s9o-,briti%  
,jo9t ,decl>ation & ! ,hong ,kong ,basic
 ,law4