SRES 524
116th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
Protest and dissent
Russia
Sanctions
A resolution condemning the practice of politically motivated imprisonment, calling for the immediate release of political prisoners in the Russian Federation, and urging action by the United States Government to impose sanctions with respect to persons responsible for that form of human rights abuse.
Introduced: March 2, 2020
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1258-1259)
Mar 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This resolution condemns political imprisonments in Russia and calls on Russia to release its political prisoners. The resolution also urges the United States to advocate for the release of such prisoners and to identify the Russian officials responsible for their imprisonment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1258-1259)
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