SRES 658 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Belarus Detention of persons Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Europe Human rights International organizations and cooperation News media and reporting Political parties and affiliation Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency

A resolution calling for a free, fair, and transparent presidential election in Belarus taking place on August 9, 2020, including the unimpeded participation of all presidential candidates.

Introduced: July 27, 2020 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Aug 5, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 07/27/2020 CR S4508-4509)

Aug 5, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: 07/27/2020 CR S4508-4509)

Aug 5, 2020

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5228)

Aug 5, 2020

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5228)

Jul 27, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4508-4509)

Jul 27, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns antidemocratic practices with regard to the 2020 presidential election in Belarus, including the politically motivated arrest of opposition candidates and peaceful protestors. The resolution expresses solidarity with the people of Belarus and calls on Belarus to hold free and fair presidential elections.

What's happening now August 5, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 07/27/2020 CR S4508-4509)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 4

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Sep 8, 2020

Young, Todd

Indiana · Aug 6, 2020

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Aug 3, 2020

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Jul 27, 2020

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 658: A resolution calling for a free, fair, and transparent presidential election in Belarus taking place on August 9, 2020, including the unimpeded participation of all presidential candidates.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-658/

MLA

"S. Res. 658: A resolution calling for a free, fair, and transparent presidential election in Belarus taking place on August 9, 2020, including the unimpeded participation of all presidential candidates.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-658/.

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S. Res. 658, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-658/.

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[S. Res. 658: A resolution calling for a free, fair, and transparent presidential election in Belarus taking place on August 9, 2020, including the unimpeded participation of all presidential candidates.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-658/)