{"id":13032,"date":"2024-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/us-congress-passes-resolve-tibet-act\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T22:00:00","slug":"us-congress-passes-resolve-tibet-act","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/us-congress-passes-resolve-tibet-act\/","title":{"rendered":"US Congress passes Resolve Tibet Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Resolve Tibet Act – a bill that strengthen US efforts to push the Chinese government to resolve the longstanding Tibet-China dispute through dialogue with Tibetan leaders – today 12 June 2024. It now goes to the White House for President Biden\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the House floor as he raised the bill, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) spoke in support of the Resolve Tibet Act, saying, \u201cthe US strongly condemns all oppression and coercion of Tibetans.\u201d An original sponsor of the bill, McCaul added that it will help \u201cput the people of Tibet in charge of their own future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis latest indication of American support of Tibet is a source of hope and encouragement to the Tibetan people, who have been nonviolently struggling against the Chinese government for more than six decades for human rights and democratic freedoms,\u201d International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) President Tencho Gyatso said as voting concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added: \u201cI thank the main sponsors of the bill \u2013 Representative Jim McGovern, Chairman Michael McCaul, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Senator Todd Young \u2013 for their leadership. The Resolve Tibet Act is a strong message to China that the Tibet issue has to be resolved through negotiation instead of an assault on Tibet\u2019s unique and ancient civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously passed by the House in February and the Senate in May, the Resolve Tibet Act emerged from the two legislative bodies with minor wording differences that necessitated a return to the House floor. It passed again today with 391 votes in favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the president\u2019s desk<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The next and final step is for President Biden to sign the bill. This should happen within the next two weeks, turning the Resolve Tibet Act into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Resolve Tibet Act will strengthen US efforts to push the Chinese government to resolve the longstanding Tibet-China dispute through dialogue with Tibetan leaders and arm the State Department\u2019s Special Coordinator for Tibet office with more tools to combat the CCP\u2019s disinformation on Tibet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the bill does<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act states that it is US policy that the dispute between Tibet and China remains unresolved in accordance with international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n