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Urging Relocation or Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympic Games

This resolution urges the relocation of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games from China due to severe human rights violations. If relocation is not possible, it calls for withdrawal from participation in the games. This aims to highlight human rights issues and potentially influence decisions regarding international sporting events.
Key points
Urges the relocation of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games from China due to reported human rights abuses, including forced labor and internment camps.
If relocation does not occur, the resolution calls for Olympic committees, including the U.S., to withdraw from participating in the games.
Emphasizes that the Olympic Games should be independent of political issues, but the current situation in China makes hosting them immoral and unethical.
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Urging the United States Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee, and the Olympic Committees of other countries to take certain actions with respect to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Print number: HRES 129
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Process start date: 2021-02-15