UCLA Presents voteview.com beta 3

Welcome! We have just updated Voteview's aging codebase. In the process, we have fixed some nagging issues, added a few new features, and improved performance. If you notice anything that used to work that no longer does, please let us know.

111th Congress > House > Vote 878

Date: November 07, 2009

Result: 426-1 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 880

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions

Sponsor: WU, David (D-OR)

Bill number: HRES877

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Expresses support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed as a result of the collapse of numerous school buildings in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008. Calls on the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to: (1) provide Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren with the rights that all Chinese citizens have under the PRC's Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Law; and (2) implement its own National Human Rights Action Plan by allowing parents, concerned citizens, and the news media to investigate the collapse of the school buildings.

Bill titles: Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

Loading graphics...

Error!

Member Vote Map

Note: This map combines minor parties to increase visual clarity. Click here to view all parties separately.

Vote Ideological Breakdown

This chart describes how members voted on the rollcall. Members are placed according to their NOMINATE ideological scores. A cutting line divides the vote into those expected to vote "Yea" and those expected to vote "Nay". The shaded heatmap reflects the expected probability of voting "Yea". You can select points or regions to subset the members listed above and below.

Votes

(Sort by , , , , )

Selected: of from including with NOMINATE scores within .