Many pieces of legislation addressing Tibet have been considered by the United States Congress. Some of them are found below. While not all the legislative measures introduced in the Senate or House of Representives have been passed or signed into law, their significance often lies in reflecting the prevailing sentiment of Congress.

In addition to the Senate's consideration of treaties, there are four types of legislation Congress may consider. Each type must overcome a number of hurdles in the legislative process to pass.

For a more comprehensive survey on legislation introduced in the Congress go to Thomas, the Library of Congress' Legislative website.

U.S. Congressional Legislation

• Senate Resolution 2784
  The bill (S. 2784) to award a congressional gold medal to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding, was considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

• Senate Resolution 483
  Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the detention of Tibetan political prisoners by the Government of the People's Republic of China.

• Senate Resolution 212
  Welcoming His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and recognizing his commitment to non-violence, human rights, freedom, and democracy.

• House Resolution 157
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should, as a gesture of goodwill and in order to promote human rights, immediately release all prisoners of conscience, including Phuntsog Nyidron.

• House Resolution 410
  Whereas Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China, is scheduled to visit the United States in October of 2002.

• House Resolution 476
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding several individuals who are being held as prisoners of conscience by the Chinese Government for their involvement in efforts to end the Chinese occupation of Tibet.

• Senate Resolution 252
  Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding human rights violations in Tibet, the Panchen Lama, and the need for dialogue between the Chinese leadership and the Dalai Lama or his representatives.

• House Resolution 357
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the recognition of the authorities of Tibet who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet.

• House Resolution 1646: Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, and other provisions
  The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 is contained in Title VI of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003. Enrolled in the U.S. Congress as H.R. 1646 and became Pub. Law 107-228.

• House Resolution 1779: The Tibetan Policy Act of 2001
  As introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. To support the aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity. It was passed under House Resolution 1646.

• S. 852: The Tibetan Policy Act of 2001
  As introduced in the United States Senate. To support the aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity. It was passed under House Resolution 1646.

• House Resolution 4444: Permanent Normal Trade Relations With China
  To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Passed in the House and Senate, and signed into law October 10, 2000.

• Senate Resolution 60: 41st Anniversary of the Lhasa Uprising
  Recognizing the plight of the Tibetan people on the forty-first anniversary of Tibet's 1959 Lhasa uprising and calling for serious negotiations between China and the Dalai Lama to achieve a peaceful solution to the situation in Tibet.

• House Resolution 389
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to a dialog between the People's Republic of China and Tibet.

• House Concurrent Resolution 156
  Expressing the sense of Congress supporting World Tibet Day.

• Senate Concurrent Resolution 103
  Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of the recommendations of the International Commission of Jurists on Tibet and on United States policy with regard to Tibet.