S.Res. 98: A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law. · Congress Swing Tracker

S.Res. 98119th CongressInternational Affairs

A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.

Sponsored by Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID) · 12 active : 5 Republicans, 7 Democrats

Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.

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7 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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This resolution condemns China's Hong Kong national security law (officially called The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), the Hong Kong government's Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, and related human rights abuses. The resolution also (1) supports the people of Hong Kong as they fight to exercise fundamental rights and freedoms; and (2) calls upon the Hong Kong government to drop all sedition and national security law-related charges and free all defendants immediately, including Jimmy Lai.

Committees and subjects

Committees

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · SenateReported by · Markup by · Referred to

Subjects

Asia
China
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Hong Kong
Human rights
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency

Senate · 100 House · 0

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the Senate breaks down

7Swing 70–100
55Middle 30–70
38Entrenched 0–30

Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.

Key players in the Senate

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

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Susan M. CollinsRepublican · Maine · Lean D+4

Similar past votes, Senate

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the Senate: total similarity weight 29.5 (needs 5.0).

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Motion to Discharge RejectedSame policy area×0.5
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Motion to Proceed Agreed toSame policy area×0.5
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Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed toSame policy area×0.5
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Motion to Discharge RejectedSame policy area×0.5

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S.J.Res. 185 · Jun 24, 2026 · Roll call 851On the Motion to ProceedA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Motion to Proceed RejectedSame policy area×0.5
H.Con.Res. 86 · Jun 23, 2026 · Roll call 843On the Concurrent ResolutionA concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Concurrent Resolution Agreed toSame policy area×0.5
S.Res. 616 · Jun 17, 2026 · Roll call 838On the Motion to DischargeA resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Motion to Discharge RejectedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

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How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.