U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8982: Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026
Status: In committee, May 21, 2026
To direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, May 21, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The relationship between the United States Government and Tibet began in 1908, when United States diplomat William Rockhill met the 13th Dalai Lama to discuss Tibet's relations with China and Great Britain and facilitate an exchange of gifts between the Dalai Lama and United States President Theodore Roosevelt. (2) The relationship of the United States Government with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama began in 1942 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote him to state, There are in the United States of America, many persons, among them myself, who [are] long and greatly interested in your land and people . . . . (3) The relationship of the United States Congress with the 14th Dalai Lama began in 1979 when he first visited Capitol Hill and strengthened in 1987 when he presented his Five Point Peace Plan to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in the United States Capitol building. (4) The first face-to-face meeting between Presidents of the United States and the Dalai Lama began in 1991 when …
Sponsors
- James McGovern (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Michael McCaul (R, HD-010)
- Nancy Pelosi (D)
- Joe Wilson (R, HD-SC-2)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
- Lateefah Simon (D)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D, HD-010)
- Bradley Schneider (D, HD-010)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019)
- Maria Salazar (R, HD-FL-27)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: International Affairs
Common questions
- What is HB8982?
- HB8982 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026.
- What does HB8982 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB8982?
- In committee as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (May 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8982?
- James McGovern (D, HD-002), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8982?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8982
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