# What This Resolution About the Beijing Olympics Actually Means

This is a congressional resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee to move the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing, China. It's not a law that would force anything to happen—it's more like Congress officially going on record with a strong opinion and asking an international sports organization to take action. The resolution argues that China should not host the Olympics because of serious human rights concerns, specifically mentioning genocide, forced labor, and crimes against humanity.

The resolution doesn't directly affect most Americans' daily lives, but it does represent Congress taking a public stance on China's human rights record. If the Olympics had been moved (note: this resolution was from 2021, and the 2022 Beijing Olympics already took place), it could have had ripple effects for athletes, broadcasters, and companies that sponsor Olympic events. For regular people, this mainly matters if you care about whether international sporting events should be held in countries with documented human rights abuses, or if you're interested in how the U.S. government responds to such concerns on the world stage.

The resolution is essentially Congress saying: "We believe China's government is committing serious human rights violations, and we think the Olympic Committee should reconsider hosting the games there." It's a symbolic action meant to pressure the International Olympic Committee and draw attention to these allegations, rather than a binding rule that would change anything immediately.

A resolution urging the International Olympic Committee to relocate the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in response to the refusal of the People's Republic of China to end its egregious human rights abuses, including genocide, forced labor, and crimes against humanity.

Lankford, James

 <p>This resolution urges (1) the International Olympic Committee to relocate the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to another country in response to China's refusal to stop committing genocide and crimes against humanity and to take human rights into account in all decisions, especially in selecting future host countries; and (2) the Chinese Communist Party to immediately cease harassment of tennis star Peng Shuai and ensure her safety and freedom.</p>