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A concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the…

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A concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022.

Introduced: July 26, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 7, 2024
Held at the desk.
Jun 7, 2024
Received in the House.
Jun 6, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 4, 2024
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3961-3962; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3961-3962)
Jun 4, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3961-3962; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3961-3962)
May 7, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 380.
May 7, 2024
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.
Apr 16, 2024
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3626-3627)
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution calls on Russia to immediately release American citizen Marc Fogel and expresses that he has served more time in prison than his crimes can justify. It also urges Russia to respect Mr. Fogel's human rights and to provide full consular access to him while he remains in detention.

What's happening now June 7, 2024

Held at the desk.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Oct 26, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Oct 26, 2023
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Fetterman, John
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 18: A concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-18/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 18: A concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-18/.
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S. Con. Res. 18, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-18/.
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[S. Con. Res. 18: A concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-18/)
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