H.Res. 104 explained  ·  118th Congress  ·  Not enacted (118th Congress ended)

Condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.Res. 104 and get alerts. Policy area: International Affairs Create a free account or sign in to follow the International Affairs policy area and get alerts. ▲ 1348 days since action Sponsor: Michael T. McCaul, TX-10, R → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 2 (0 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12

Introduced: 2023-02-08

Latest action (2023-02-09): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

What H.Res. 104 does, in plain terms

This resolution condemns China's violation of U.S. sovereignty and denounces the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to deceive through false claims about its intelligence collection campaigns in violation of U.S. sovereignty. The resolution also states that it should be U.S. policy to promptly and decisively act to prevent foreign aerial surveillance platforms from violating U.S. sovereignty.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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