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H.Res. 240: Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.

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H.Res. 240: Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.

Plain summary

This resolution calls on the government of Azerbaijan to immediately return all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians. The resolution also urges the Department of State to engage with Azerbaijani authorities to bring about this result.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

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A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · 78 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Josh Harder (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Peter Welch (D-VT), Young Kim (R-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and 18 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] reported raising $10.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (2)
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.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hres240 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117