{"format":1,"id":"118-hres-90","congress":118,"number":"H.Res. 90","kind":"simple_resolution","group":"bills","title":"Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan."},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-02-01","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2023-04-25","vote":{"id":"118-2023-h193","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended","title":"Demanding that the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan","result":"Passed","yea":418,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":16,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll193.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.","date":"2023-04-25"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-04-25","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":78},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Expresses the position of the House of Representatives on Mark Swidan, a detainee in the People's Republic of China, by demanding his release, condemning the denial of family contact, diplomatic access and medical care, and calling on the United States Government to work for his release.","cites":[{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90/text/eh#H6C25A29566A34967A9D7DAEF5A4065BB"}]},"core_areas":["Release of Mark Swidan from detention in the People's Republic of China","Family contact, U.S. diplomatic access and medical care for Mark Swidan","United States Government efforts on Mark Swidan's case"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Demands that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90/text/eh#H6C25A29566A34967A9D7DAEF5A4065BB"}},{"text":"Condemns the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party for refusing to provide Swidan with regular communication with his family, access to United States diplomats, and independent and competent medical care and evaluation.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90/text/eh#H6C25A29566A34967A9D7DAEF5A4065BB"}},{"text":"Calls on the United States Government to deepen and prioritize efforts to secure the release of Swidan.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90/text/eh#H6C25A29566A34967A9D7DAEF5A4065BB"}},{"text":"Calls for those efforts to include urging People's Republic of China counterparts at every level of engagement to release Swidan.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90/text/eh#H6C25A29566A34967A9D7DAEF5A4065BB"}},{"text":"Calls for those efforts to include using the voice and vote of United States diplomats in international forums to highlight Swidan's case.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90/text/eh#H6C25A29566A34967A9D7DAEF5A4065BB"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2023-04-25","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/90/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hres-90.png","v":"f5dd4adbde76","alt":"Votes on Record. H.Res. 90, 118th Congress: Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan. House: 418 Yea, 0 Nay. Outcome: Agreed to in House, 25 Apr 2023."}}