,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bc1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4   
,capito1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,graham1 & 
,mr4 ,grassley7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,express+ condemnation ( ! ,*9ese       
,communi/ ,p>ty's p]secution ( religi\s 
m9ority gr\ps1 includ+ ,*ri/ians1       
,muslims1 & ,buddhi/s & ! det5tion (    
,pa/or ,ezra ,j9 ,m+ri & lead]s ( !     
,zion ,*ur*1 & reaffirm+ ! ,unit$       
,/ates' global commitm5t to promote     
religi\s fre$om & tol]ance4  ,:]eas1 on 
,octob] #aj1 #bjbe1 int]national news   
outlets report$ t ! ,*9ese ,communi/    
,p>ty 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z !     
,,ccp7 abduct$ ,pa/or ,ezra ,j9 ,m+ri1  
:o is ! f\nd] ( ,beij+ ,zion ,*ur*1 f 8 
home 9 ,guangxi ,prov9ce1 ,*9a2 ,:]eas  
,,ccp au?orities also abduct$ m ?an #bj 
o!r pa/ors & *ur* memb]s f ,zion ,*ur*2 
,:]eas ! ,,ccp's actions m>k ! l>ge/    

coord9at$1 nationwide crackd[n aga9/ a  
,*ri/ian urban h\se *ur* 9 m ?an #dj    
ye>s2 ,:]eas ?\s&s ( ,zion ,*ur* memb]s 
& millions ( ,*ri/ians & o!r religi\s   
adh]5ts :o reside 9 ! ,p's ,republic (  
,*9a seek to peacefully wor%ip ,god &   
c>e = _! neighbors )\t ! ?reat or fe> ( 
p]secution2 ,:]eas ! imprisonm5t (      
,pa/or ,j9 is ! late/ in/ance ( ,,ccp   
p]secution ( a l>ge numb] ( religi\s    
m9orities1 includ+ ,*ri/ians1 ,muslim   
,uyghurs1 ,hui ,muslims1 & ,tibetan     
,buddhi/s2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1 ,presid5t   
,xi ,j9p+ promis$ to ,s9icize religion 9
 ,*9a by all[+ au?orities to burn       
,bibles1 imprison believ]s1 & te> d[n   
,*ri/ian crosses1 & by =c+ religi\s     
organizations & adh]5ts to con=m to !   
ideology ( ! ,,ccp2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 !  
,trump ,adm9i/ration det]m9$ ! ,,ccp _h 
committ$ crimes aga9/ humanity & g5ocide
 aga9/ pr$om9ately ,muslim ,uyghurs &   
o!r memb]s ( e?nic & religi\s m9orities 
9 ,x9jiang & t ! ,,ccp has cont9u$ to   
subject religi\s m9orities to           

re/rictions on religi\s practices &     
fre$om ( expression1 arbitr>y           
imprisonm5t1 =c$ /]ilization torture1 & 
=c$ labor2 ,:]eas ! ,,ccp has made      
consi/5t ef=ts to erode ! religi\s1     
l+ui/ic1 & cultural id5tity ( ,tibetans1
 includ+ by clos+ ,buddhi/ mona/]ies &  
limit+ entry or practition]s2 ,:]eas    
,congress unanim\sly pass$ !            
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bib71 :i*      
e/abli%$1 z ! (ficial policy ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates-- 7#a7 to condemn violations (   
religi\s fre$om2  7#b7 to promote1 &    
assi/ o!r gov]nm5ts 9 ! promotion (1 !  
fundam5tal "r to fre$om ( religion2     
7#c7 to /& = lib]ty & ) ! p]secut$2     
7#d7 to use & implem5t appropriate tools
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =eign policy         
app>atus1 includ+ diplomatic1 political1
 comm]cial1 *>itable1 educational1 &    
cultural *annels2 &  7#e7 to promote    
respect = religi\s fre$om by all        
gov]nm5ts & peoples2 ,:]eas1 "u !       
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  

#aiih1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on   
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om has     
designat$ ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a   
c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s     
fre$om e ye> s9ce #aiii2 ,:]eas         
,congress unanim\sly pass$ ! ,frank ,r4 
,wolf ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om   
,act 7,public ,law #aad-bha7 9 #bjaf to 
enhance ! capabilities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to advance religi\s lib]ty globally    
?r\gh diplomacy1 tra9+1 c\nt]t]rorism1 &
 =eign assi/ance2 ,:]eas ! ,global      
,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,acc\ntability
 ,act 7subtitle ,f ( title ,,xii (      
,public ,law #aad-cbh71 enact$ by       
,congress 9 #bjaf1 gives ! ,presid5t !  
au?ority to impose t>get$ sanctions on  
individuals responsible = committ+ human
 rights violations2 ,:]eas ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a is a signatory to !    
,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights1 
done at ,p>is ,decemb] #aj1 #aidh1 & !  
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &      
,political ,rights1 done at ,new ,york  
,decemb] #ai1 #aiff1 :i* recognize      

fre$om ( religion z a fundam5tal human  
"r2 ,:]eas ,article #cf ( ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a explicitly   
/ates t citiz5s ( ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a enjoy fre$om ( religi\s belief2 &  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ %[ /rong     
int]national lead]%ip :5 x comes to !   
advancem5t ( religi\s fre$oms1 lib]ties1
 & protections3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   
,s5ate-- 7#a7 /rongly condemns ! ,*9ese 
,communi/ ,p>ty's p]secution ( religi\s 
m9orities1 includ+ ,pa/or ,ezra ,j9     
,m+ri & o!r lead]s & memb]s ( ,zion     
,*ur* & o!r fai? communities2  7#b7     
reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to promote religi\s fre$om & tol]ance   
ar\nd ! _w & to help provide protection 
& relief to religi\s m9orities fac+     
p]secution & viol5ce2  7#c7 calls on !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to  
release ! memb]s ( ,zion ,*ur*1 includ+ 
,pa/or ,j91 & all o!r wrongfully deta9$ 
religi\s lead]s2 &  7#d7 dem&s t !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a--   
7,a7 respect ! int]nationally recogniz$ 

human "r to fre$om f religi\s           
p]secution2 &  7,b7 end all =ms (       
viol5ce & discrim9ation aga9/ religi\s  
m9orities & entities4