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S.Res. 708 · 117th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

RDD DurbinSponsor
9 cosponsors · 6 D, 3 R
BCD Cardin CCD Coons DFR Fischer TKD Kaine EMD Markey MRR Rubio JSD Shaheen TTR Tillis CVD Van Hollen

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 13, 2022

This resolution expresses that the Senate

  • continues to refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimately elected leader of Belarus;
  • condemns the ongoing harassment and persecution of opposition leaders, civil society activists, human rights defenders, and independent media carried out by the Lukashenka regime;
  • urges the immediate release, without preconditions, of all political prisoners in Belarus;
  • calls for new presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in Belarus and conducted in a manner that meets international standards and includes independent election monitoring; and
  • encourages President Biden to swiftly appoint a new Special Envoy for Belarus to support the pro-democracy movement in Belarus.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.

Latest action (Jul 13, 2022): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3277-3278)

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 13, 2022

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.