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 · March 31, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
H.R. 2522 designates a section of 18th Street Northwest in Washington, D.C. as "Jimmy Lai Way" in honor of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and publisher currently imprisoned in Hong Kong under what Congress views as politically motivated charges. The bill expresses strong congressional disapproval of Lai's detention, treatment in solitary confinement, and prosecution under Hong Kong's National Security Law, and calls on the State Department to advocate for his release and consider sanctions against Hong Kong officials involved in his case. The legislation also directs the General Services Administration to install street signs marking the new designation and addresses postal delivery procedures for Hong Kong offices located in San Francisco and New York. There are no significant funding requirements or implementation timelines specified in the bill, which is primarily a symbolic statement of support for democratic values and criticism of Hong Kong's human rights record.
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