SRES 226

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 14, 2025

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Curtis) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

October 30, 2025

Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble [Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] [Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic]

RESOLUTION

Condemning the Government of the People’s Republic of China for engaging in transnational repression.

Whereas transnational repression refers to actions by foreign governments that cross national borders to intimidate, silence, coerce, or harm individuals, including members of diaspora and exile communities, in order to suppress dissent and control political expression; Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China, as the world’s most prolific perpetrator of transnational repression, is carrying out a coordinated campaign to surveil, harass, threaten, and coerce individuals living abroad, including people who are lawfully residing in the United States; Whereas these actions have targeted political dissidents, human rights defenders, and ethnic and religious communities, including Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hongkongers; Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s efforts to intimidate and control individuals residing in the United States, often through covert operations or unregistered agents, constitute a violation of United States sovereignty and an affront to the rule of law; and Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China, in coordination with local authorities, has also sought to exert pressure by harassing, threatening, or unlawfully detaining the family members of such individuals who are still residing in the People’s Republic of China or regions controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, and by engaging in other acts of harassment targeting such family members, including the confiscation of property, freezing of financial assets, and cancellation of passports to restrict freedom of movement: Now, therefore, be it Whereas transnational repression refers to a range of tactics that foreign governments employ to reach beyond their borders to harm, intimidate, threaten, harass, or coerce individuals, including political dissidents, journalists, political opponents, religious and ethnic minority groups, and members of diaspora and exile communities, that represents a threat to those who seek to exercise their basic rights and freedoms in the United States and abroad and to United States sovereignty and democracy; Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China, as the world’s most prolific perpetrator of transnational repression, is carrying out a coordinated campaign to surveil, harass, threaten, and coerce individuals living abroad, including people who are lawfully residing in the United States; Whereas these actions have targeted political dissidents, defenders of internationally-recognized human rights, and ethnic and religious communities, including Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hongkongers; Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s efforts to intimidate and control individuals residing in the United States, often through covert operations or unregistered agents, constitute a violation of United States sovereignty and an affront to the rule of law; Whereas authorities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which is controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, have issued arrest warrants and bounties on overseas Hongkongers, in an extraterritorial and illegal application of its national security laws to silence or intimidate individuals living abroad, including those who are lawfully residing in the United States; and Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China, in coordination with local authorities, has also sought to exert pressure by harassing, threatening, or unlawfully detaining the family members of such individuals who are still residing in the People’s Republic of China or regions controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, and by engaging in other acts of harassment targeting such family members, including the confiscation of property, freezing of financial assets, and cancellation of passports to restrict freedom of movement: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— (1) condemns the Government of the People’s Republic of China for its systematic campaign of transnational repression; (2) affirms that all individuals residing in the United States have the right to live free from foreign government intimidation, coercion, and surveillance; (3) declares that acts of transnational repression carried out by the Government of the People’s Republic of China in the United States violate our Nation’s sovereignty and democratic values; (4) recognizes that the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s harassment, threats, or unlawful detention of the family members of such individuals who are residing in the People’s Republic of China or regions controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China is an extension of this repression and a violation of basic human rights; and (5) supports efforts by the United States Government to investigate, disrupt, and hold accountable those who carry out or enable such activities. “That the Senate—

(1) condemns the Government of the People’s Republic of China for its systematic campaign of transnational repression;

(2) affirms that all individuals residing in the United States have the right to live free from foreign government intimidation, coercion, and surveillance;

(3) declares that acts of transnational repression carried out by the Government of the People’s Republic of China in the United States violate our Nation’s sovereignty and democratic values;

(4) recognizes that the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s harassment, threats, or unlawful detention of the family members of such individuals who are residing in the People’s Republic of China or regions controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China is an extension of this repression; and

(5) supports efforts by the United States Government to investigate, disrupt, and hold accountable those who carry out or enable such activities.

Calendar No. 247

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. RES. 226

RESOLUTION

Condemning the Government of the People’s Republic of China for engaging in transnational repression.

October 30, 2025

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble