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H.R. 10406

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To impose sanctions and other policy consequences in response to the death of political prisoners in Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 16, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
September 16, 2026
Cosponsors (1)
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This bill expresses congressional concern about pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, a British citizen imprisoned in Hong Kong since 2020 under China's National Security Law with a 20-year sentence—the longest imposed under that law to date. The legislation documents that over 1,000 other political prisoners in Hong Kong face severe detention conditions including solitary confinement and denial of medical care, which Congress views as violations of international human rights standards and the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The bill calls for Jimmy Lai's immediate and unconditional release, demands that China grant him full consular access under international law, and directs the U.S. Government to prioritize his case in all diplomatic discussions with China and the United Kingdom. Congress characterizes his prosecution as an assault on press freedom and notes that deaths of political prisoners in custody could warrant sanctions under existing U.S. human rights laws.

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