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SRES 165 113th Congress Senate International Affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe European Union Human rights International organizations and cooperation Lithuania Ukraine

A resolution calling for the release from prison of former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko in light of the recent European Court of Human Rights ruling.

Introduced: June 10, 2013 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Nov 18, 2013
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8082-8083; text as passed Senate: CR S8082)
Nov 18, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8082-8083; text as passed Senate: CR S8082)
Jun 25, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95.
Jun 25, 2013
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Jun 25, 2013
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 10, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4061-4062)
Jun 10, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 25, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Calls on: (1) the government of Ukraine to release former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko from imprisonment based on politicized charges and in light of the April 2013 European Court of Human Rights verdict, and (2) European Union (EU) members to include Ms. Tymoshenko's release as a criterion for signing an association agreement with Ukraine at the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Lithuania.

Expresses the Senate's concern that the politically motivated imprisonment of Ms. Tymoshenko detracts from Ukraine's otherwise strong relationship with Europe, the United States, and the community of democracies.

What's happening now November 18, 2013

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8082-8083; text as passed Senate: CR S8082)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2