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S.Res.632 / 117th Congress

A resolution calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022.

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Official summary

Version 55 · Passed Senate · May 26, 2022

This resolution expresses that the Senate

condemns the unjust detention and indicting of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza;

urges the U.S. government and other allied governments to work to secure the immediate release of Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny, and other Russian citizens imprisoned for opposing the regime of Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine; and

calls on the President to increase support provided by the U.S. government for those advocating for democracy and independent media in Russia.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R–FL

Committees

  • Foreign Relations Committee
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  1. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

  2. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381.

  4. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

  5. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

  6. Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  7. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

  8. Introduced in Senate

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