A resolution recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.
Latest action · Dec 7, 2022 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
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 20, 2022
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution condemns those acting on behalf of Russia for committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people. It also calls on the United States, in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and European Union allies, to undertake measures to support the Ukrainian government to prevent further acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian people.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2022 to Dec 1, 2022, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Aug 1, 2022 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Aug 1, 2022 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Dec 1, 2022 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2022Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Dec 7, 2022Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Dec 7, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
- Jul 20, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jul 20, 2022Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3546)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1205 | Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide. | Related bill | Jun 24, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Collective security
- Conflicts and wars
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Military operations and strategy
- Russia
- Ukraine
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2022Reported to Senate
- Jul 20, 2022Introduced in Senate
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