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SRES 320 118th Congress Senate International Affairs Detention of persons Human rights Latin America Venezuela

A resolution 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 27, 2023 Introduced by: Padilla, Alex Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 27, 2023
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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 use all tools at their disposal to secure the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez. The resolution also expresses support for all American citizens wrongfully detained in Venezuela.

What's happening now July 27, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 8, 2023
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 20, 2023
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 7, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 320: A resolution 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-SRES-320/
MLA
"S. Res. 320: A resolution 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-SRES-320/.
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S. Res. 320, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-320/.
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[S. Res. 320: A resolution 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-SRES-320/)
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