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SRES 308 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Due process and equal protection Espionage and treason Evidence and witnesses Human rights Russia

A resolution calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan.

Introduced: September 11, 2019 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5449)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution urges Russia to present credible evidence of wrongdoing against U.S. citizen Paul Whelan or immediately release him. It also urges Russia to provide unrestricted consular access to Whelan and to ensure that he is afforded due process and universally recognized human rights.

What's happening now September 11, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5449)

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 308: A resolution calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-308/
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"S. Res. 308: A resolution calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-308/.
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S. Res. 308, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-308/.
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