,h4 ,,res4 #eeb  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,october    
#bb1 #bjai  ,,resolution  ,whereas      
,united ,states citizen ,paul ,whelan is
 a resident of ,novi1 ,michigan1 and a  
,united ,states ,marine ,corps veteran2 
,whereas ,paul ,whelan traveled to      
,moscow for the wedding of a personal   
friend on ,december #bb1 #bjah2 ,whereas
 ,russia's ,federal ,security ,service  
arrested ,paul ,whelan at the ,metropol 
,hotel in ,moscow on ,december #bh1     
#bjah1 and charged him with espionage2  
,whereas ,paul ,whelan was imprisoned in
 ,lefortovo ,prison and continues to be 
held there more than #h months after his
 arrest2 ,whereas the ,federal ,security
 ,service has not provided any evidence 
of supposed wrongdoing2 ,whereas a      
,moscow court has extended ,paul        
,whelan's pre-trial detention multiple  
times without publicly presenting       
justification or evidence of wrongdoing2
 ,whereas officials from the ,united    
,states ,embassy in ,moscow have        

routinely had their topics of discussion
 with ,paul ,whelan severely limited by 
the ,federal ,security ,service2        
,whereas even ,paul ,whelan's ,federal  
,security ,service-appointed lawyer1    
,vladimir ,zherebenkov1 said on ,may    
#bd1 #bjai1 ,the ,federal ,security     
,service always rolls out what they     
have1 but in this case1 we've seen      
nothing concrete against ,whelan in five
 months4 ,that means there is nothing42 
,whereas the ,united ,states ,ambassador
 to ,russia1 ,jon ,huntsman1 responded  
on ,april #ab1 #bjai1 to a question     
about the detention of ,paul ,whelan1   
,if the ,russians have evidence1 they   
should bring it forward4 ,we have seen  
nothing4 ,if there was a case1 ,i think 
the evidence would have been brought    
forward by now42 and ,whereas ,secretary
 of ,state ,mike ,pompeo met with       
,russian ,foreign ,minister ,sergey     
,lavrov on ,may #ad1 #bjai1 and urged   
him to ensure ,united ,states citizens  
are not unjustly held abroad3 ,now1     

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 urges the       
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
to present credible evidence on the     
allegations against ,paul ,whelan or    
immediately release him from detention2 
7#b7 urges the ,government of the       
,russian ,federation to provide         
unrestricted consular access to ,paul   
,whelan while he remains in detention2  
7#c7 urges the ,government of the       
,russian ,federation to ensure ,paul    
,whelan is afforded due process and     
universally recognized human rights2    
7#d7 encourages the ,president and the  
,secretary of ,state to continue to     
press the ,government of the ,russian   
,federation at every opportunity and    
urge the ,russian ,government to        
guarantee a fair and transparent        
judicial process without undue delay in 
accordance with its international legal 
obligation2 and  7#e7 expresses sympathy
 to the family of ,paul ,whelan and     
expresses hope that their ordeal can    

soon be brought to an end4  ,clerk4