Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protestors by the Government of the Republic of Belarus.
Latest action · Sep 15, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 15, 2020
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution:
- finds the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus to be undemocratic;
- expresses support for the people of Belarus in their pursuit of democracy and human rights;
- calls on Belarus to cease human rights violations and violence against demonstrators; and
- urges the United States and the European Union to respond to the events in Belarus, including through targeted sanctions.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2020 to Oct 23, 2020, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Sep 23, 2020 |
Actions 2
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- Sep 15, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Belarus
- Congressional tributes
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- European Union
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Health personnel
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- News media and reporting
- Political parties and affiliation
- Protest and dissent
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 1
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- Sep 15, 2020Introduced in House
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