S.Res. 211: A resolution condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-29 · International Affairs · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6878; text: CR S6878)

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6878; text: CR S6878) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 16, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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 the allegations 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 such 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 the fundamental human rights to peaceful assembly, freedom of association and expression, and freedom from arbitrary detention and torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.

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

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A resolution condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · 46 cosponsors

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Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), James Lankford (R-OK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Todd Young (R-IN), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)

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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.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115sres211.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/sres>

Record fed-us-cong115-sres211 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115