To designate the area between the intersections of 18th Street Northwest and Church Street Northwest, and 18th Street Northwest and P Street Northwest, in the District of Columbia as Jimmy Lai Way, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · April 23, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill designates a section of 18th Street Northwest in Washington, D.C. between Church Street and P Street as "Jimmy Lai Way" in honor of Jimmy Lai, a 76-year-old Hong Kong democracy advocate and media entrepreneur currently imprisoned in Hong Kong on charges the bill characterizes as politically motivated. The bill expresses Congress's strong opposition to Lai's imprisonment and the Hong Kong National Security Law, calling on Hong Kong authorities to release him immediately and urging the State Department to advocate for his case with Chinese and Hong Kong officials. The General Services Administration would be responsible for constructing and placing street signs marking the new designation at nearby federal property and street corners. Additionally, the bill instructs the Postal Service to redirect any mail sent to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office addressed to "Jimmy Lai Way" to their actual office locations in San Francisco and New York. This legislation carries no direct federal funding requirements and serves primarily as a symbolic congressional statement supporting Lai and criticizing China's handling of Hong Kong's autonomy and human rights.
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