SRES 378 114th Congress Senate International Affairs Congressional tributes Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Evidence and witnesses Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Violent crime

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov and renewing the call for a full and transparent investigation into the tragic murder of Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov in Moscow on February 27, 2015.

Introduced: February 29, 2016 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 16, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 399.

Mar 16, 2016

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Mar 10, 2016

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 29, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1088)

Feb 29, 2016

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Recognizes the legacy of Russian opposition leader Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov, who dedicated his life to fighting corruption and promoting the principles of democracy, rule of law, and the inherent dignity of human beings.

Encourages the public release of all surveillance tapes in the area surrounding the crime scene to aid in the investigation.

Urges the U.S. government, in official contacts with representatives of the Russian government, to emphasize the importance of bringing to justice all of the conspirators in the murder of Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov.

Calls on the President to increase significantly U.S. support for the causes for which Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov gave his life.

What's happening now March 16, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 399.

Committees of jurisdiction 1