H.Res. 90 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.
Cosponsors: 39 (9 D, 30 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2023-02-01
Latest action (2023-04-25): The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
What H.Res. 90 does, in plain terms
This resolution demands that the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) immediately release Mark Swidan. The resolution also condemns the Chinese government and the CCP for denying Swidan access to U.S. diplomats and independent and competent medical care. Swidan is a U.S. citizen who was convicted of drug-related charges in China and sentenced to death. A U.N. working group on arbitrary detention considers Swidan's detention arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
Constitution Index
“VFA Constitution grade”
Not graded yet
H.Res. 90 has not been graded yet. New measures with an official summary are graded daily under the published rubric.
What should pass
“VFA SI Solution”
No solution yet
A sourced SI draft appears here once it passes automated checks (Constitution citation, source verification, independent SI critic). How publication works.
For journalists and bloggers
“Embed this grade”
Free to use with the link back. The badge and card update when the grade changes. Embed terms →
