U.S. Congress Archives

House passes bill condemning China’s treatment of religious minorities

May 29, 2020

In a late vote May 27, the U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a measure condemning the Chinese Communist Party for forcing Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities into indoctrination camps in the country’s Xinjiang region.

By Catholic News Service

Congress urged to make poor, vulnerable a priority for next stimulus bill

May 28, 2020

Congress needs to remember the needs of “the poor, the vulnerable and people on the margins” when considering additional pandemic economic relief packages, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.

By Catholic News Service

Smith says China’s threats over House action on pandemic won’t deter him

May 22, 2020

When China threatened May 14 to retaliate against U.S. politicians for their support of federal lawsuits over the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the proposals involved stopping all trade involving certain states, including Missouri.

By Kurt Jensen

Jehovah’s Witnesses case spotlights religious freedom issue in Russia

May 21, 2020

A U.S. official praised Belarus for releasing a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses that Russia wanted extradited.

By Catholic News Service

New emergency aid bill aims to cut most benefits to Catholic schools

May 16, 2020

Catholic leaders expressed deep reservations about a new $3 trillion tax cut and spending bill in response to the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic that would restrict support for Catholic school students.

By Dennis Sadowski

Congressman seeks investigation of church’s sex abuse deals

Feb 27, 2020

A congressman is asking the Department of Justice to investigate settlements to two men who say they were victims of clergy abuse at a Catholic school in Mississippi.

By Associated Press