3.0.0 93 2023-01-11T13:27:45Z 2023-01-11T13:27:45Z Senate SRES 2015-03-02 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2015-03-10T22:02:05Z Referred to 2015-03-02T21:26:31Z 2015-03-10 Senate Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2015-03-10 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-10 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1395) Discharge 2015-03-10 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1395) Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2015-03-02 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1219-1220) IntroReferral 2015-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-03-02 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-03-02 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-03-02 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-03-02 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-03-02 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2015-03-02 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2015-03-02 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2015-03-02 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-03-02 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-03-02 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2015-03-02 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2015-03-02 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-03-02 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-03-02 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-03-02 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-03-02 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2015-03-02 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2015-03-02 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2015-03-02 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2015-03-04 False International Affairs Cemeteries and funerals Congressional tributes Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights International organizations and cooperation Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency Russia Violent crime Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2015-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-04T17:34:51Z Recognizes the courageous work of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemstov who dedicated his life to the fight against corruption and in support of the rights of the Russian people to freely choose their leaders and live according to democratic standards.

Calls for an investigation into his murder using mechanisms from either the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe or the Council of Europe.

Urges the President to: (1) add the names of persons that Mr. Nemtsov requested be added to the visa ban list as provided for by the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, and (2) continue to sanction human rights violators.

Encourages the President to send a high level U.S. delegation to Mr. Nemtsov's funeral service.

Calls on the President to increase U.S. support for like-minded partners in the Russian Federation and the region to combat the flow of propaganda and the climate of hatred created by President Putin.

]]> 82 2015-03-10 Passed Senate without amendment 2015-03-11T13:49:09Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the courageous work of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemstov who dedicated his life to the fight against corruption and in support of the rights of the Russian people to freely choose their leaders and live according to democratic standards.

Calls for an investigation into his murder using mechanisms from either the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe or the Council of Europe.

Urges the President to: (1) add the names of persons that Mr. Nemtsov requested be added to the visa ban list as provided for by the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, and (2) continue to sanction human rights violators.

Encourages the President to send a high level U.S. delegation to Mr. Nemtsov's funeral service.

Calls on the President to increase U.S. support for like-minded partners in the Russian Federation and the region to combat the flow of propaganda and the climate of hatred created by President Putin.

]]> A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 27, 2015. Display Title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 27, 2015. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 27, 2015. Introduced in Senate IS Agreed to Senate 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114sres93ats/xml/BILLS-114sres93ats.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114sres93is/xml/BILLS-114sres93is.xml 2015-03-10 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.