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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…

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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
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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
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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.

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 14, 2016
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 10, 2016
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 1, 2016
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Feb 29, 2016
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 29, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 378: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-378/
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"S. Res. 378: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-378/.
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S. Res. 378, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-378/.
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[S. Res. 378: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-378/)
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