Requesting the President to strongly condemn Jamal Khashoggi's killing, hold accountable individuals identified as culpable, and condemn imprisonment of and violence against journalists around the world.
Latest action · Jun 27, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 27, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution requests that the President condemn the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and take certain actions to encourage other countries to promote press freedom and cease violence against journalists.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2019 to Jul 9, 2019, with 33 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
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- Jun 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Crime victims
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- News media and reporting
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Protest and dissent
- Sanctions
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- Violent crime
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- Jun 27, 2019Introduced in House
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