S.Res. 865 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
Cosponsors: 3 (1 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-09-17
Latest action (2026-09-17): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4802)
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