Vote No. 208

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to make in order the following amendments: amendment #7, offered by Rep. Barr (KY), which restricts Export-Import Bank assistance to the Chinese government unless Congress finds that China is upholding its commitments with respect to Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the international treaty that ensures Hong Kong’s freedoms; amendment #16, offered by Rep. Posey (FL), which prohibits EXIM assistance involving the Chinese government unless POTUS certifies China does not make employment in the Tibet Autonomous Region conditional on denouncement of the Dalai Lama; and China has ceased human rights violations and abuses through repression, mass arbitrary detention, and high-technology surveillance against religious groups; and amendment #21, offered by Rep. Hill (AR), which prohibits the Bank from lending to a Chinese company unless the President reports that the company is not knowingly authorizing, engaging in, or facilitating the theft of U.S. intellectual property or the illicit transfer of technology from a U.S person. Defeated: 3–9