; Whereas public officials branded the building an illegal structure ; Whereas public officials confiscated parishioner’s phones, laptops, money, jewelry, and other personal property, and stole money found in the churches locked offering box; Whereas Congress unanimously passed the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–292 ), making it the official policy of the United States to condemn violations of religious freedom, and to promote, and to assist other governments in the promotion of, the fundamental right to freedom of religion and to [stand] for liberty and [stand] with the persecuted, to use and implement appropriate tools in the United States foreign policy apparatus, including diplomatic, political, commercial, charitable, educational, and cultural channels, to promote respect for religious freedom by all governments and peoples ; Whereas the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 watch list designates China as a country of particular concern due to particularly severe violations of religious freedom ; Whereas Congress unanimously passed the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act ( Public Law 114–281 ) in 2016 to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to enhance the capabilities of the United States to advance religious liberty globally through diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance; and Whereas the United States must show strong international leadership when it comes to the advancement of religious freedoms, liberties, and protections: Now, therefore, be it