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SRES 629 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

A resolution condemning the arbitrary arrest of United States citizens by the Government of the Russian Federation and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of such citizens.

Introduced: April 8, 2024 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 8, 2024
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns the arrest and detention of U.S. citizens Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Marc Fogel, and Ksenia Khavana, and U.S. permanent resident Vladimir Kara-Murza by the government of Russia and calls for their immediate and unconditional release.

The resolution also condemns Russia's persecution, arrest, and imprisonment of ordinary Russian citizens and human rights defenders who call for the end of the war in Ukraine and demand freedom.

What's happening now April 8, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 629: A resolution condemning the arbitrary arrest of United States citizens by the Government of the Russian Federation and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of such citizens.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-629/
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"S. Res. 629: A resolution condemning the arbitrary arrest of United States citizens by the Government of the Russian Federation and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of such citizens.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-629/.
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S. Res. 629, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-629/.
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[S. Res. 629: A resolution condemning the arbitrary arrest of United States citizens by the Government of the Russian Federation and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of such citizens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-629/)
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