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US SR463
Resolution
AI Summary
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Condemns the Chinese Communist Party's October 2025 detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and nearly 30 other pastors and members of Zion Church, marking the largest coordinated crackdown on an unregistered Christian house church network in over 40 years
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Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all detained Zion Church members, Pastor Jin, and all other wrongfully detained religious practitioners in China, including Uyghur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and other Christians
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Demands China cease harassment and intimidation of Zion Church members' relatives, including tactics of transnational repression overseas
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Reaffirms U.S. commitment to promote religious freedom globally and provide protection to religious minorities facing persecution, citing the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and the 2021 U.S. determination that China committed genocide against Uyghurs
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Demands China respect the internationally recognized human right to freedom of religion and end all forms of violence and discrimination against religious minority groups
Legislative Description
A resolution expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance.
International affairs
Last Action
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7976)
11/7/2025