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SRES 708 117th Congress Senate International Affairs

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.

Introduced: July 13, 2022 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3277-3278)
Jul 13, 2022
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This resolution expresses that the Senate

  • continues to refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimately elected leader of Belarus;
  • condemns the ongoing harassment and persecution of opposition leaders, civil society activists, human rights defenders, and independent media carried out by the Lukashenka regime;
  • urges the immediate release, without preconditions, of all political prisoners in Belarus;
  • calls for new presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in Belarus and conducted in a manner that meets international standards and includes independent election monitoring; and
  • encourages President Biden to swiftly appoint a new Special Envoy for Belarus to support the pro-democracy movement in Belarus.
What's happening now July 13, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3277-3278)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 13, 2022
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jul 13, 2022
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 13, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2022
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 13, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jul 13, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 13, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 708: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-708/
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"S. Res. 708: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-708/.
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S. Res. 708, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-708/.
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[S. Res. 708: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-708/)
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