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Resolution · 119th Congress · HRES 861

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.

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Introduced 2025-11-07Topic: civil rights · governance ethics

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This House resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party's treatment of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslim Uyghurs, Hui Muslims, and Tibetan Buddhists, and the October 2025 detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and other Zion Church leaders and members. It restates the United States' commitment to promote religious freedom worldwide and to help protect religious minorities facing persecution. It calls on China's government to release Zion Church members and other detained religious leaders. It also demands that China respect freedom from religious persecution and end violence and discrimination against religious minorities. The resolution expresses the position of the House and does not create new laws or penalties.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-11-07HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.refer
2025-11-07Submitted in Houserefer
2025-11-07Submitted in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.