SRES 81 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Congressional oversight Congressional tributes Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Human rights International organizations and cooperation Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Violent crime Visas and passports

A resolution calling for accountability and justice for the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.

Introduced: February 27, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

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Agreed to (Senate)

Jun 10, 2019

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294-3296; text: CR S3295-3296)

Jun 10, 2019

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3294-3296; text: CR S3295-3296)

Jun 3, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.

Jun 3, 2019

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.

May 22, 2019

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

Feb 27, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1543-1544)

Feb 27, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution commemorates the life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and his work promoting democracy and human rights, and condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime for targeting political opponents and attempting to cover up Nemtsov's assassination. It also calls on the Department of State to (1) impose sanctions on those involved; (2) report to Congress on the assassination; and (3) investigate whether Ramzan Kadyrov, the Russia-backed head of the Chechen Republic, has violated previously imposed U.S. sanctions.

What's happening now June 10, 2019

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294-3296; text: CR S3295-3296)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Cosponsors 4

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Feb 27, 2019

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 27, 2019

Johnson, Ron

Wisconsin · Feb 27, 2019

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Feb 27, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 81: A resolution calling for accountability and justice for the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-81/

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