H.R. 533 · 118th Congress

Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act

Introduced on Jan 26, 2023 by James P. McGovern (D-MA-2). 42 cosponsors, 13 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 26, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 26, 2023
Cosponsors
42
13 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act.

Subjects

  • Asia
  • China
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Human rights
  • International law and treaties
  • Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
  • Tibet

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James P. McGovernD-MA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 29

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Feb 15, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 392–28

History

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  1. Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 26, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Nov 29, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Nov 29, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Feb 13, 2024 · HouseMrs. Kim (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Feb 13, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H555-558)
  8. Feb 13, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 533.
  9. Feb 13, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H661-662)
  11. Feb 15, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 28 (Roll no. 53). (text: 2/13/2024 CR H555-556)House · Roll call 53
  12. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 28 (Roll no. 53). (text: 2/13/2024 CR H555-556)House · Roll call 53
  13. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Feb 26, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. International Campaign for Tibet5 reports

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.