H.Res. 351: Condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya.

Plain summary

Condemns the violence and persecution in Chechnya. Calls on: Chechen officials to cease the abduction, detention, and torture of individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation and hold accountable those involved in perpetrating such abuses; the government of the Russian Federation to protect the human rights of all its citizens, condemn the violence and persecution, investigate such crimes in Chechnya, and hold accountable those involved in perpetrating such abuses; and the U.S. government to continue to condemn the violence and persecution in Chechnya, demand the release of individuals wrongfully detained, and identify those individuals whose involvement in this violence qualifies for the imposition of sanctions under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 or the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. Affirms that the rights to freedom of assembly, association, and expression and freedom from extrajudicial detention and violence are universal human rights and that countries that fail to respect these rights jeopardize the security and prosperity of all their citizens.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · 85 cosponsors

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Darrell Issa (R-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA) and 25 more.

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres351.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres351 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115