Urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure free and fair parliamentary elections on October 28, 2012, by adhering to democratic standards, establishing a transparent electoral process and releasing opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds.
Latest action · Jul 19, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2012
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Demands that President Yanukovych and the government of Ukraine free former Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and the other senior officials of the previous government currently in detention, and restore their full political and civil rights.
Urges Ukraine to: (1) ensure full respect of the legal and human rights of all prisoners sentenced on politically motivated grounds, including the right to medical care; and (2) meet its commitments on free and fair elections.
Calls for denying U.S. visas to Ukrainian officials involved in serious human rights abuses, anti-democratic actions, or corruption.
Supports: (1) the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to establish democracy based on the rule of law and respect for human rights; and (2) Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2012 to Sep 14, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Sep 14, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2012 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2012 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- Jul 13, 2012Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2012Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5698 | John Shimkus R-IL | Aug 2, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure free and fair parliamentary elections on October 28, 2012, by adhering to democratic standards, establishing a transparent electoral process and releasing opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Political movements and philosophies
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Ukraine
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2012Introduced in House
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