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Calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022.

Introduced: May 16, 2022 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives

  • condemns the unjust detention and indicting of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza;
  • urges the U.S. government and other allied governments to work to secure the immediate release of Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny, and other Russian citizens imprisoned for opposing the regime of Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine; and
  • calls on the President to increase support provided by the U.S. government for those advocating for democracy and independent media in Russia.
What's happening now May 16, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 9 Republican 4
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 16, 2022
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 16, 2022
Levin, Andy
· May 16, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· May 16, 2022
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 16, 2022
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 16, 2022
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 16, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 16, 2022
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 16, 2022
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · May 16, 2022
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2022
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Sherman, Brad
California · May 16, 2022
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 16, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· May 16, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 16, 2022
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 16, 2022
Wild, Susan
· May 16, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1121: Calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1121/
MLA
"H. Res. 1121: Calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1121/.
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H. Res. 1121, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1121/.
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[H. Res. 1121: Calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1121/)
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