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HRES 578 118th Congress House International Affairs Detention of persons Human rights Latin America Venezuela

Calling for the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez, a United States citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, who was wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan regime in March 2022.

Introduced: July 18, 2023 Introduced by: Kamlager-Dove, Sydney Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 26, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 26, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution calls on the government of Venezuela to immediately release Eyvin Hernandez, a U.S. citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, from unjust imprisonment. The resolution urges the President and other U.S. government officials to continue raising the Eyvin Hernandez case to Venezuela and to press for his immediate release. The resolution also expresses support for all American citizens wrongfully detained in Venezuela.

What's happening now July 26, 2023

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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 Cosponsors 56
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 11, 2024
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 17, 2023
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 17, 2023
D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 17, 2023
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2023
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Oct 17, 2023
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Oct 17, 2023
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 25, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jul 25, 2023
D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 25, 2023
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 25, 2023
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 25, 2023
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 25, 2023
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 25, 2023
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 25, 2023
D
Garcia, Robert
California · Jul 25, 2023
D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 25, 2023
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jul 25, 2023
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 25, 2023
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 25, 2023
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jul 25, 2023
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 25, 2023
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 25, 2023
D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Jul 25, 2023
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2023
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 25, 2023
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 25, 2023
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jul 25, 2023
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 25, 2023
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jul 25, 2023
D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 25, 2023
Trone, David
· Jul 25, 2023
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 25, 2023
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jul 18, 2023
D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 18, 2023
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 18, 2023
D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 18, 2023
D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jul 18, 2023
D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Jul 18, 2023
D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 18, 2023
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 18, 2023
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 18, 2023
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 18, 2023
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 18, 2023
Napolitano, Grace
· Jul 18, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Jul 18, 2023
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 18, 2023
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 18, 2023
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 18, 2023
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 578: Calling for the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez, a United States citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, who was wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan regime in March 2022.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-578/
MLA
"H. Res. 578: Calling for the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez, a United States citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, who was wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan regime in March 2022.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-578/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 578, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-578/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 578: Calling for the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez, a United States citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, who was wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan regime in March 2022.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-578/)
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