{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-merkley-bill-to-promote-peaceful-resolution-to-the-tibet-china-dispute-passes-senate/", "Young, Merkley Bill to Promote Peaceful Resolution to the Tibet-China\u00a0Dispute\u00a0Passes Senate", "2024-05-23", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, the United States Senate unanimously passed the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to promote peaceful resolution to the Tibet-China conflict.\n\n\u201cThe Chinese Communist Party\u2019s aggression towards Tibet is self-serving, with negotiations and even the very definition of Tibet on the CCP\u2019s terms. We must refresh U.S. policy towards Tibet, and push for negotiations that advance freedoms for the Tibetan people and peaceful resolution to the CCP\u2019s conflict with the Dalai Lama. The Senate\u2019s vote to pass this legislation demonstrates America\u2019s resolve that the CCP\u2019s status quo \u2013 both in Tibet and elsewhere \u2013 is not acceptable,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\n\u201cAll peoples around the world have inalienable rights to freedom and self-determination, including the Tibetans,\u201d said Senator Merkley. \u201cOur bipartisan, bicameral Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act is a direct response to the tactics of the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC), which continues to trample on the fundamental rights of the Tibetan people. The bill supports a peaceful resolution to the ongoing dispute between the PRC and Tibet and counters disinformation from the PRC about Tibet and its history. It now heads back to the House, and we will work to get it to President Biden\u2019s desk to help put the people of Tibet in charge of their own future.\u201d\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s Senate action is an indication that American support of Tibet will never waver,\u201d said Tencho Gyatso, President of the International Campaign for Tibet. \u201cThe Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act is crystal clear; it is incumbent on China to resume dialogue, and the United States will not accept China\u2019s disinformation about Tibet, particularly when it concerns the historical status of Tibet. I thank Senator Merkley and Senator Young for their dedication to the cause of freedom and justice for Tibetans, and I hope Beijing will now see that disputes must be resolved through negotiations instead of its agenda to erase Tibet\u2019s unique and ancient civilization.\u201d\n\nIn addition to Senators Young and Merkley, the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act is cosponsored by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Christopher Coons (D-Del.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.).\n\nThe House version of the bill was led by U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA-02), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and a member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:12:30Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-merkley-bill-to-promote-peaceful-resolution-to-the-tibet-china-dispute-passes-senate/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1378340423107147, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}