US Congress Senate Bill 2539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modifies and reauthorizes various programs and provisions related to Tibet and China. The President shall provide grants to nongovernmental organizations for projects supporting Tibetan communities in Tibet in areas such as sustainable economic development, cultural preservation, and education. The Department of State shall (1) seek to establish a U.S. consulate in Lhasa, Tibet; (2) establish a Tibet section in the U.S. embassy in Beijing; (3) make diplomatic efforts on issues such as water security in the region; and (4) encourage Nepal to provide legal documentation to certain Tibetan residents in Nepal. The State Department shall not authorize any additional Chinese consulates in the United States until the U.S. consulate in Lhasa is established. The bill reauthorizes the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and expands the office's duties to include additional tasks, such as pursuing international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist faith community. The bill also adds China-related topics to an existing annual report on international religious freedom.

Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019

Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]	Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB4331 (Related) 2020-01-30 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
SB4629 (Related) 2020-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2539/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2539/BILLS-116s2539is.pdf