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On the recordNovember 19, 2019
as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 238, S. 1838. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1838) to amend the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to proceeding to the measure? There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Statement of policy. Sec. 4. Amendments to the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. Sec. 5. Annual report on violations of United States export control laws and United Nations sanctions occurring in Hong Kong. Sec. 6. Protecting United States citizens and others from rendition to the People's Republic of China. Sec. 7. Sanctions relating to undermining fundamental freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong. Sec. 8. Sanctions reports. Sec. 9. Sense of Congress on People's Republic of China state- controlled media. Sec. 10. Sense of Congress on commercial exports of crowd control equipment to Hong Kong. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.…
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