,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aade  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #bc1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,mc,govern 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 and ,mr4
 ,smith of ,new ,jersey7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,financial ,services1 ,ways and ,means1 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 ,oversight and ,reform1 for a period to
 be subsequently determined by the      
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,condemning the poisoning 
of ,russian opposition leader ,alexei   
,navalny and calling for a robust       
,united ,states and international       
response4  ,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 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    
,novichok chemical nerve agent2 ,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 
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  
,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 which provide   
the ,united ,states ,government with    
authorities to respond to grave         
violations of human rights and          
corruption in ,russia2 and ,whereas in  
response to a previous ,novichok attack 
against a ,united ,kingdom national and 
his daughter 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 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 an independent1       
impartial1 and thorough investigation 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 investigation 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