A resolution calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.
Latest action · Jun 4, 2024 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3961; text: 09/28/2023 CR S4766-4767)
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateJun 4, 2024
Summary
This resolution calls on the Russian government to immediately release Evan Gershkovich. It urges all United States executive branch officials, in all interactions with the Russian government, to raise the case of Evan Gershkovich and press for his immediate release.
The resolution further calls for the immediate release of Paul Whelan and expresses support for all American citizens and lawful permanent residents detained in Russia and abroad, including Marc Fogel and Vladimir Kara-Murza.
The resolution also expresses sympathy and solidarity with the families of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and all other American citizens and lawful permanent residents wrongfully detained abroad.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2023 to Apr 16, 2024; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Apr 16, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2023Markup Apr 16, 2024Reported May 8, 2024 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3961; text: 09/28/2023 CR S4766-4767)
- May 7, 2024Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- May 7, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 378.
- Apr 16, 2024Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 28, 2023Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3961 | Richard Blumenthal D-CT | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Senate | Text printed S4766 | — | Sep 28, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 377 | Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023. | Related bill | Jun 13, 2023 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2024Agreed to Senate
- May 7, 2024Reported to Senate
- Sep 28, 2023Introduced in Senate
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