S.Res. 201 · 112th Congress
A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese…
Full title
A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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BrownSponsor10 cosponsors · 6 D, 4 R
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Akaka
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Cardin
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Feinstein
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Hatch
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Murray
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Rubio
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Kirk
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Carper
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Coons
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Hoeven6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced May 26, 2011
- Senate Passed Oct 6, 2011
States that the Senate: (1) acknowledges that the framework of anti-Chinese legislation, including the Chinese Exclusion Act, is incompatible with the basic founding principles of equality recognized in the Declaration of Independence; (2) regrets passing six decades of legislation targeting the Chinese people for physical and political exclusion; and (3)…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · Oct 6, 2011
States that the Senate: (1) acknowledges that the framework of anti-Chinese legislation, including the Chinese Exclusion Act, is incompatible with the basic founding principles of equality recognized in the Declaration of Independence; (2) regrets passing six decades of legislation targeting the Chinese people for physical and political exclusion; and (3) reaffirms its commitment to preserving the same civil rights and constitutional protections for people of Chinese or other Asian descent in the United States accorded to all others.
States that nothing in this resolution may be construed to authorize or support, or serve as a settlement of, any claim against the United States.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Latest action (Oct 6, 2011): Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6353-6354)
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 26, 2011
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- Senate Introduced May 26, 2011
- Senate Passed Oct 6, 2011
No recorded floor vote found.