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SRES 613 115th Congress Senate International Affairs Canada Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights Middle East News media and reporting Protest and dissent Religion Saudi Arabia Women's rights

A resolution requesting a report on the observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedom in Saudi Arabia.

Introduced: August 22, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5834)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should support Canada by calling upon Saudi Arabia to release Samar Badawi, Nassima al-Sada, Raif Badawi, Waleed Abu al-Khair, and other detained human rights activists, journalists, and religious minorities; and (2) the arrest of women's rights activists is contrary to Saudi Arabia's stated goals.

Requests that the Department of State submits to Congress a statement regarding human rights and fundamental freedom in Saudi Arabia.

What's happening now August 22, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5834)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 27, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 22, 2018
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 22, 2018
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 22, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Aug 22, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 613: A resolution requesting a report on the observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedom in Saudi Arabia.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-613/
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"S. Res. 613: A resolution requesting a report on the observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedom in Saudi Arabia.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-613/.
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