,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjai,ms4 ,/ev5s 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4    
,kildee1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4
 ,huiz5ga1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1  
,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1  
,ms4 ,slotk91 & ,mr4 ,b]gman7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,call+ on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,russian ,f$]ation to provide evid5ce ( 
wrongdo+ or to release ,unit$ ,/ates    
citiz5 ,paul ,:elan4  ,:]eas ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5 ,paul ,:elan is a resid5t 
( ,novi1 ,mi*igan1 & a ,unit$ ,/ates    
,m>9e ,corps vet]an2 ,:]eas ,paul ,:elan
 travel$ to ,mosc[ = ! w$d+ ( a p]sonal 
fri5d on ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah2 ,:]eas    
,russia's ,f$]al ,security ,s]vice      
arre/$ ,paul ,:elan at ! ,metropol      
,hotel 9 ,mosc[ on ,decemb] #bh1 #bjah1 
& *>g$ him ) espionage2 ,:]eas ,paul    
,:elan 0 imprison$ 9 ,le=tovo ,prison & 

cont9ues to be held !re m ?an eight     
mon?s aft] 8 arre/2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al     
,security ,s]vice has n provid$ any     
evid5ce ( suppos$ wrongdo+2 ,:]eas a    
,mosc[ c\rt has ext5d$ ,paul ,:elan's   
pre-trial det5tion multiple times )\t   
publicly pres5t+ ju/ification or evid5ce
 ( wrongdo+2 ,:]eas (ficials f ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,embassy 9 ,mosc[ h r\t9ely _h _!
 topics ( discussion ) ,paul ,:elan     
sev]ely limit$ by ! ,f$]al ,security    
,s]vice2 ,:]eas ev5 ,paul ,:elan's      
,f$]al ,security ,s]vice-appo9t$ lawy]1 
,vladimir ,zh]eb5kov1 said on ,may #bd1 
#bjai1 ,! ,f$]al ,security ,s]vice      
always rolls out :at !y h1 b 9 ?is case1
 we've se5 no?+ concrete aga9/ ,:elan 9 
five mon?s4 ,t means !re is no?+42      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador to   
,russia1 ,jon ,huntsman1 respond$ on    
,april #ab1 #bjai1 to a "q ab\t !       
det5tion ( ,paul ,:elan1 ,if ! ,russians
 h evid5ce1 !y %\ld br+ x =w>d4 ,we h   
se5 no?+4 ,if !re 0 a case1 ,i ?9k !    
evid5ce w\ld h be5 br\ght =w>d by n[42 &

 ,:]eas ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,mike ,pompeo 
met ) ,russian ,=eign ,m9i/] ,s]gey     
,lavrov on ,may #ad1 #bjai1 & urg$ him  
to ensure ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s are n   
unju/ly held abroad3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation
 to pres5t cr$ible evid5ce on !         
allegations aga9/ ,paul ,:elan or       
imm$iately release him f det5tion2  7#b7
 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation to provide unre/rict$ consul> 
access to ,paul ,:elan :ile he rema9s 9 
det5tion2  7#c7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,russian ,f$]ation to ensure ,paul      
,:elan is af=d$ due process & univ]sally
 recogniz$ human rights2  7#d7 enc\rages
 ! ,presid5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to   
cont9ue to press ! ,gov]nm5t ( !        
,russian ,f$]ation at e opportunity &   
urge ! ,russian ,gov]nm5t to gu>antee a 
fair & transp>5t judicial process )\t   
undue delay 9 accordance ) its          
int]national legal obligation2 &  7#e7  
expresses sympa?y to ! family ( ,paul   

,:elan & expresses hope t _! ordeal c   
soon be br\ght to an end4