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SRES 724 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights Protest and dissent Women's rights

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners.

Introduced: September 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5878)
Sep 24, 2020
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This resolution expresses support for women who are being unjustly detained around the world and calls for their unconditional release.

What's happening now September 24, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5878)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 24, 2020
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 24, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 24, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 724: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-724/
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"S. Res. 724: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-724/.
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S. Res. 724, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-724/.
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[S. Res. 724: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-724/)
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