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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the January 24, 2015, attacks carried out by Russian-backed rebels on the civilian population in Mariupol, Ukraine, and the provision of…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the January 24, 2015, attacks carried out by Russian-backed rebels on the civilian population in Mariupol, Ukraine, and the provision of defensive lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine.

Introduced: February 10, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Mar 24, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR S1831-1832)

Mar 24, 2015

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(text: CR S1831-1832)

Mar 24, 2015

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1831-1832)

Mar 24, 2015

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 10, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S903-904)

Feb 10, 2015

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 2

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2 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 599	—	To amend the title.	Agreed to	Mar 24, 2015
SAMDT 598	Lee, Mike	To urge the President to prioritize and expedite the provision of lethal and non-lethal military assistance t…	Agreed to	Mar 24, 2015

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the attack on Mariupol by Russian-backed rebels.

Urges the President to expedite the provision of lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine as unanimously supported by Congress in the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014.

Calls on the United States, its European allies, and the international community to continue to apply economic and other pressure on the Russian Federation, especially sanctions, if the Russian Federation continues to refuse to cease its aggression in Ukraine.

Calls on the Russian Federation to end its support for the rebels in eastern Ukraine, allow Ukraine to regain control of its internationally-recognized borders, and withdraw its military presence in eastern Ukraine.

Expresses solidarity with the people of Ukraine regarding the humanitarian crisis in their country and the destruction caused by the Russian Federation's military, financial, and ideological support for the rebels in eastern Ukraine.

States that nothing in this resolution shall be construed as an authorization for the use of force or a declaration of war.

What's happening now March 24, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR S1831-1832)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Cosponsors 8

Barrasso, John

Wyoming · Feb 10, 2015

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Feb 10, 2015

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 10, 2015

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · Feb 10, 2015

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Feb 10, 2015

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Feb 10, 2015

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Feb 10, 2015

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Feb 10, 2015

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 72: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the January 24, 2015, attacks carried out by Russian-backed rebels on the civilian population in Mariupol, Ukraine, and the provision of defensive lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-72/

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"S. Res. 72: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the January 24, 2015, attacks carried out by Russian-backed rebels on the civilian population in Mariupol, Ukraine, and the provision of defensive lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-72/.

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S. Res. 72, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-72/.

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