,h4 ,,res4 #aade  ,in the ,house of     
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,november   
#ah1 #bjbj  ,,resolution  ,whereas      
,alexei ,navalny is a well-known        
anticorruption activist and leader of   
the political opposition in ,russia2    
,whereas ,mr4 ,navalny garnered #bg     
percent of the vote in the #bjac ,moscow
 mayoral election2 ,whereas since that  
election1 ,mr4 ,navalny and his party   
have been repeatedly denied the         
opportunity to compete in elections2    
,whereas ,mr4 ,navalny has been         
imprisoned multiple times for           
participating in unsanctioned protests2 
,whereas ,mr4 ,navalny was attacked     
twice with a chemical substance in #bjag
 and potentially poisoned in #bjai while
 in prison2 ,whereas over the years a   
number of ,russian journalists1 human   
rights activists1 politicians1          
whistleblowers1 and others have been    
killed or died under mysterious         
circumstances1 in ,russia and overseas1 
including--  7#a7 former ,russian spy   

,alexander ,litvinenko 7in ,london7 and 
investigative journalist ,anna          
,politkovskaya in #bjjf2  7#b7 human    
rights lawyer ,stanislav ,markelov1     
journalist ,anastasia ,baburova1        
whistleblower lawyer ,sergei ,magnitsky1
 and human rights activist ,natalya     
,estemirova in #bjji2 and  7#c7         
opposition politician ,boris ,nemtsov in
 #bjae2 ,whereas1 on ,august #bj1 #bjbj1
 ,mr4 ,navalny fell ill while on a      
domestic flight in ,russia2 ,whereas1 on
 ,august #bb1 #bjbj1 ,mr4 ,navalny was  
evacuated by airlift from ,omsk1        
,russia1 to ,berlin1 ,germany1 for his  
protection and to ensure he would       
receive a high standard of health care  
to improve his chances of recovery2     
,whereas ,german chemical weapons       
experts conducted tests and found       
unequivocal evidence that ,mr4 ,navalny 
had been poisoned with a ,soviet-era    
military-grade chemical nerve agent from
 the ,novichok group2 ,whereas          
specialized laboratories in ,france and 

,sweden confirmed that ,mr4 ,navalny was
 poisoned with a nerve agent from the   
,novichok group2 ,whereas the           
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
has repeatedly denied that ,mr4 ,navalny
 was poisoned2 ,whereas the ,government 
of the ,federal ,republic of ,germany   
has called on the ,government of the    
,russian ,federation to open an         
investigation into ,mr4 ,navalny's case2
 ,whereas the ,russian ,federation is a 
party to the ,chemical ,weapons         
,convention 7,,cwc72 ,whereas1 in       
,november #bjai1 after ,russian agents  
used a ,novichok-class nerve agent in an
 attempted assassination of former      
,russian spy ,sergei ,skripal in the    
,united ,kingdom in ,march #bjah1 ,,cwc 
parties agreed to add the ,novichok     
group of nerve agents to ,schedule #a1 a
 list of chemicals classified as        
chemical warfare agents that are subject
 to declaration requirements and other  
restrictions2 ,whereas1 on ,september   
#d1 #bjbj1 ,,nato strongly condemned the

 attack on ,mr4 ,navalny and called on  
the ,russian ,federation to cooperate   
with the ,organization for the          
,prohibition of ,chemical ,weapons on an
 impartial1 international investigation2
 ,whereas the ,g#g foreign ministers    
issued a statement on ,september #h1    
#bjbj1 that called on the ,government of
 the ,russian ,federation to urgently   
and fully establish transparency on who 
is responsible for this abhorrent       
poisoning attack and1 bearing in mind   
,russia's commitments under the         
,chemical ,weapons ,convention1 to bring
 the perpetrators to justice2 ,whereas  
the ,russian ,federation is a state     
party to the ,international ,covenant on
 ,civil and ,political ,rights          
7,,iccpr72 ,whereas ,article #f of the  
,,iccpr states that ,every human being  
has the inherent right to life and ,no  
one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his
 life2 ,whereas ,article #i of the      
,,iccpr states that ,everyone has the   
right to liberty and security of        

person42 ,whereas the ,russian          
,federation is a member of the          
,organization for ,security and         
,cooperation in ,europe 7,,osce72       
,whereas respect for human rights is key
 to the ,,osce's comprehensive approach 
to security and therefore the ,,osce    
monitors the human rights situation in  
its #eg participating states2 ,whereas  
pressure on ,germany to reconsider its  
support for the ,nord ,stream #b        
pipeline from the ,united ,states and   
international community1 including many 
,european ,union countries1 as well as  
from leading politicians within         
,germany1 has grown since the attack on 
,mr4 ,navalny2 ,whereas ,congress passed
 the ,sergei ,magnitsky ,rule of ,law   
,accountability ,act of #bjab 7title    
,,iv of ,public ,law #aab-bjh7 and the  
,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights       
,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of    
title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh7 in
 #bjaf to provide the ,united ,states   
,government with authorities to respond 

to grave violations of human rights and 
corruption in ,russia2 and ,whereas in  
response to the ,novichok-class nerve   
agent attack described in this preamble 
against ,united ,kingdom national and   
former ,russian spy ,sergei ,skripal and
 his daughter ,yulia in #bjah1 the      
,united ,states ,government imposed two 
rounds of sanctions on ,russia pursuant 
to the ,chemical and ,biological        
,weapons ,control and ,warfare          
,elimination ,act of #aiia 7,public ,law
 #ajb-ahb2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #efja et seq473
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 condemns   
the apparently purposeful poisoning on  
,august #bj1 #bjbj1 of ,russian         
anticorruption activist and opposition  
leader ,alexei ,navalny2  7#b7 expresses
 its appreciation for the prompt and    
generous efforts of the ,cinema for     
,peace ,foundation and the ,government  
of the ,federal ,republic of ,germany to
 ensure high-quality health care for    
,mr4 ,navalny after he was poisoned by  

facilitating his transfer by airlift    
from ,russia to ,germany2  7#c7 welcomes
 reports that ,mr4 ,navalny has emerged 
from a medically induced coma and is    
gradually recovering from the poisoning2
  7#d7 hopes for ,mr4 ,navalny's full   
and complete recovery so that he may    
promptly resume his life and work2  7#e7
 urges the ,organization for ,security  
and ,cooperation in ,europe and         
multilateral human rights monitoring    
bodies to monitor the case of the       
,august #bjbj poisoning of ,alexei      
,navalny as a probable violation of his 
fundamental human rights and to respond 
accordingly2  7#f7 calls on the         
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
to cooperate with independent1          
impartial1 and thorough investigations  
by competent authorities and the        
,organization for the ,prohibition of   
,chemical ,weapons of the reported      
poisoning of ,alexei ,navalny2  7#g7    
calls on the ,united ,states ,government
 to support international or            

multilateral efforts to ensure an       
independent1 impartial1 and thorough    
investigations by competent authorities 
and the ,organization for the           
,prohibition of ,chemical ,weapons of   
the reported poisoning of ,alexei       
,navalny2  7#h7 urges the ,united       
,states ,government1 in all its         
interactions with the ,government of the
 ,russian ,federation1 to raise the case
 of the poisoning of ,alexei ,navalny   
and underscore the necessity of bringing
 the organizers and perpetrators to     
justice2  7#i7 calls on the ,secretary  
of ,state and the ,secretary of the     
,treasury to use their authority under  
the ,sergei ,magnitsky ,rule of ,law    
,accountability ,act of #bjab 7title    
,,iv of ,public ,law #aab-bjh7 and the  
,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights       
,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of    
title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh7 to
 designate individuals whom they        
determine upon investigation to have    
been involved in the poisoning of       

,alexei ,navalny as perpetrators1       
organizers1 or masterminds1 on the list 
of specially designated nationals and   
blocked persons maintained by the       
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of 
the ,department of the ,treasury1       
freezing their assets and making them   
ineligible to receive ,united ,states   
visas2 and  7#aj7 supports the #fj-;day 
review period triggered by the          
submission of a letter to the ,president
 by the ,chair and ,ranking ,member of  
the ,foreign ,affairs ,committee of the 
,house of ,representatives to           
investigate whether the poisoning of    
,alexei ,navalny constitutes use of a   
chemical weapon by the ,government of   
the ,russian ,federation in             
contravention of international law1 and 
if so1 to impose sanctions pursuant to  
the ,chemical and ,biological ,weapons  
,control and ,warfare ,elimination ,act 
of #aiia 7,public ,law #ajb-ahb2 #bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #efja et seq474  ,clerk4