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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his…

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

Introduced: March 2, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Mar 10, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 10, 2015

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 10, 2015

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1395)

Mar 10, 2015

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1395)

Mar 2, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1219-1220)

Mar 2, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the courageous work of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemstov who dedicated his life to the fight against corruption and in support of the rights of the Russian people to freely choose their leaders and live according to democratic standards.

Calls for an investigation into his murder using mechanisms from either the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe or the Council of Europe.

Urges the President to: (1) add the names of persons that Mr. Nemtsov requested be added to the visa ban list as provided for by the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, and (2) continue to sanction human rights violators.

Encourages the President to send a high level U.S. delegation to Mr. Nemtsov's funeral service.

Calls on the President to increase U.S. support for like-minded partners in the Russian Federation and the region to combat the flow of propaganda and the climate of hatred created by President Putin.

What's happening now March 10, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Cosponsors 10

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Mar 2, 2015

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Mar 2, 2015

Cotton, Tom

Arkansas · Mar 2, 2015

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Mar 2, 2015

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Mar 2, 2015

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Mar 2, 2015

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Mar 2, 2015

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Mar 2, 2015

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Mar 2, 2015

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Mar 2, 2015

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 93: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 27, 2015.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-93/

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"S. Res. 93: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 27, 2015.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-93/.

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S. Res. 93, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-93/.

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[S. Res. 93: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 27, 2015.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-93/)