A resolution calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022.
Latest action · May 26, 2022 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 16, 2022
- Agreed to in SenateMay 26, 2022
Summary
This resolution expresses that the Senate
- condemns the unjust detention and indicting of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza;
- urges the U.S. government and other allied governments to work to secure the immediate release of Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny, and other Russian citizens imprisoned for opposing the regime of Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine; and
- calls on the President to increase support provided by the U.S. government for those advocating for democracy and independent media in Russia.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2022 to May 17, 2022, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 17, 2022 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- May 26, 2022Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- May 24, 2022Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- May 24, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381.
- May 18, 2022Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1121 | Calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022. | Identical bill | May 16, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2022Agreed to Senate
- May 24, 2022Reported to Senate
- May 16, 2022Introduced in Senate
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