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SCONRES 7 — A concurrent resolution condemning Russia's unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza who has stood up in defense of democracy, the rule of law, and free and fair elections in Russia.

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The amendments to S. Con. Res. 7 add language that expresses solidarity with political prisoners in Russia and calls for their release. This change reinforces the resolution's focus on human rights issues and emphasizes the U.S. government's stance on supporting those detained for their political beliefs.

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7 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
7 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
52 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
7 Condemning Russia's unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza who has stood up in defense of democracy, the rule of law, and free and fair elections in Russia.
7 _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Whereas, on April 11, 2022, Vladimir Kara-Murza was unjustly detained by Russian authorities for spreading supposedly ``false information'' in a speech in March 2022 to the Arizona House of Representatives;
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 23, 2023 Mr.
Cardin (for himself, Mr.
Wicker, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr.
Durbin, Mr.
Kaine, Mr.
Markey, Mrs.
Murray, Mr.
Coons, Mr.
Hickenlooper, and Mr.
Menendez) submitted the following concurrent resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations May 4, 2023 Reported by Mr.
Menendez, with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble [Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] [Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Condemning Russia's unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza who has stood up in defense of democracy, the rule of law, and free and fair elections in Russia.
Whereas, on April 11, 2022, Vladimir Kara-Murza was unjustly detained by Russian authorities for spreading supposedly ``false information'' in a speech in March 2022 to the Arizona House of Representatives;
Whereas Mr.
Kara-Murza in his March 15, 2022, speech presented a defiant condemnation of Vladimir Putin's policies and leadership outlining his corruption and malign intentions, and condemning the illegal war of aggression Putin has unleashed against Ukraine;
Whereas, prior to his arrest in April 2022, Mr.
Kara-Murza was poisoned twice by agents of the Russian Government and the Russian Federation in 2015 and with a military-grade agent banned internationally, likely in retaliation for his defiant stance in support of rule of law and democracy in Russia;
Whereas, despite having survived two assassination attempts and the subsequent side effects of these poisonings, Mr.
Kara-Murza regularly returned to Russia to advocate for democratic representation in Russia;
Whereas Mr.
Kara-Murza has consistently advocated for democracy in Russia and insisted that democracy in Russia must be advanced by Russians for all those living in Russia;
Whereas, in August 2022, new charges were brought against Mr.
Kara-Murza for ``carrying out the activities'' of an ``undesirable foreign organization'' and his arrest was extended for his work as a leading member of Russian civil society;
Whereas, in October 2022, Mr.
Kara-Murza was further charged unjustly with ``high treason'' in part due to his public condemnations of the Kremlin's military aggression on Ukraine and domestic repressions;
Whereas Mr.
Kara-Murza remains in pretrial detention and faces a prison sentence of up to 24 years on high treason and other charges;
Whereas the state of Mr.
Kara-Murza's health has deteriorated and in addition to losing over 45 pounds, he was diagnosed with polyneuropathy, a condition that under Russian law should preclude him from his current detainment;
Whereas, as a result of his diagnosis, he has lost feeling in both his feet and has experienced symptoms similar to those he experienced following his poisoning due to peripheral nerve damage;
Whereas section 5599F of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) condemned Mr.
Kara-Murza's unjust detention, expressed solidarity with Mr.
Kara-Murza, his family, and all individuals imprisoned in Russia for their beliefs, and urged the United States and other ally governments to work to secure the release of Mr.
Kara-Murza and other citizens of the Russian Federation imprisoned for opposition to Vladimir Putin's regime and his illegal war in Ukraine;
Whereas, in April 2022, Vladimir Kara-Murza was presented the McCain Institute's Courage and Leadership Award for his unwavering commitment to fundamental values and his acts of selfless courage which have inspired the world;
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Whereas, in October 2022, Mr.
Kara-Murza was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize honoring outstanding civil society action in defense of human rights;
Whereas the late Senator John McCain said Mr.
Kara-Murza ``is a brave, outspoken, and relentless advocate for freedom and democracy in Russia'' and introduced Mr.
Kara-Murza as ``a personal hero whose courage, selflessness, and idealism I find awe-inspiring'';
Whereas, in March 2023, the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State imposed Global Magnitsky and other targeted sanctions on six Russians involved in Mr.
Kara-Murza's ongoing arbitrary detention, recognized his role as ``a major advocate for the adoption of Magnitsky- style sanctions authorities by the United States, Canada, European Union, and United Kingdom to target human rights abusers and corrupt actors in Russia'', and called for his immediate release;
and Whereas Mr.
Kara-Murza remains a political prisoner and a victim of Vladimir Putin's authoritarian state:
Now, therefore, be it Whereas, on April 11, 2022, Vladimir Kara-Murza was unjustly detained by Russian authorities for spreading supposedly ``false information'' in a speech in March 2022 to the Arizona House of Representatives;
Whereas, in March 2023, the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State imposed Global Magnitsky and other targeted sanctions on six Russians involved in Mr.
Kara-Murza's ongoing arbitrary detention, recognized his role as ``a major advocate for the adoption of Magnitsky- style sanctions authorities by the United States, Canada, European Union, and United Kingdom to target human rights abusers and corrupt actors in Russia,'' and called for his immediate release;
Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Congress-- <DELETED> (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian democratic opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) calls on the Russian Federation to immediately release Mr.
Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Congress-- (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian democratic opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza;
Kara-Murza and all other Russian opposition leaders who are detained as a result of their opposition to the Putin regime;</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) calls on all Russian citizens to outright condemn Russia's illegal and unjust invasion of Ukraine in the spirit of Mr.
Kara-Murza's defiant opposition stance in front of the Arizona House of Representatives in March 2022;</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) expresses solidarity and calls for the release of all political prisoners in Russia and Belarus as well as Ukrainian citizens illegally held as prisoners by Putin's regime in violation of the rule of law as a result of their support for liberal democratic values;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (5) calls on the President of the United States and leaders from across the free world to work tirelessly for the release of political prisoners in Russia and increase support for those advocating for democracy in Russia as well as independent media and civil society which Mr.
Kara-Murza has worked to further.</DELETED> That Congress-- (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian democratic opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza;
(3) calls on all Russian citizens to outright condemn Russia's illegal and unjust invasion of Ukraine in the spirit of Mr.
(3) expresses solidarity with and calls for the release of all political prisoners in Russia and Belarus, as well as Ukrainian citizens illegally held as prisoners by Putin's regime in violation of the rule of law as a result of their support for liberal democratic values;
Kara-Murza's defiant stance in front of the Arizona House of Representatives in March 2022;
and (4) calls on the President of the United States and leaders from across the free world to work tirelessly for the release of political prisoners in Russia.
(4) expresses solidarity with and calls for the release of all political prisoners in Russia and Belarus, as well as Ukrainian citizens illegally held as prisoners by Putin's regime in violation of the rule of law as a result of their support for liberal democratic values;
Passed the Senate November 2, 2023.
and (5) calls on the President of the United States and leaders from across the free world to work tirelessly for the release of political prisoners in Russia and increase support for those advocating for democracy in Russia, as well as independent media and civil society which Mr.
Attest:
Kara-Murza has worked to further.
Secretary.
Calendar No.
118th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
52 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
_______________________________________________________________________ May 4, 2023 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble
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Action History

  1. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. Received in the House.

  3. Held at the desk.

  4. Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

  5. The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

  6. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  7. Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  8. The committee amendment to the preamble withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

  9. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.

  10. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.

  11. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.

  12. Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

  13. Introduced in Senate

  14. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S939)

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SCONRES 7 is sponsored by Cardin, Benjamin L. (Democratic).
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