HRES 240 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.

Introduced Mar 16, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Adam B. Schiff D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 2, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 16, 2021
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution calls on the government of Azerbaijan to immediately return all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians. The resolution also urges the Department of State to engage with Azerbaijani authorities to bring about this result.

Cosponsors 78

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2021 to Oct 25, 2022, with 30 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-CADevin NunesOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMar 16, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 16, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 16, 2021
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalMar 16, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMar 16, 2021
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
  2. Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

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  1. Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House

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