,,iv #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #cdj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ba1 #bjba,ms4 ,kaptur 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,pfluger1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,mr4 ,meijer7 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 ,government of ,russia's attempted assassination of ,mr4 ,navalny and criminal acts to intimidate and silence ,russian freedom defenders4 ,whereas ,alexei ,navalny1 a ,russian opposition leader and anticorruption activist1 has effectively used social media and modern digital channels to connect with ,russian citizens1 counter ,kremlin propaganda1 and organize mass prodemocracy protests2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,navalny has been illegally detained and imprisoned on numerous occasions for political reasons1 including partaking in peaceful and constitutionally protected protests in ,russia2 ,whereas the investigative work of ,mr4 ,navalny's ,anti-,corruption ,foundation has uncovered corruption at the highest levels of the ,government of ,russia1 including activities orchestrated by ,russian dictator1 ,vladimir ,putin1 and the oligarchs closely associated to him2 ,whereas ,russia is a signatory of the ,helsinki ,final ,act obliging the ,government of ,russia to respect and protect human rights1 including freedom of thought1 conscience1 or belief2 ,whereas the ,government of ,russia has a deeply disturbing history of employing extrajudicial assassinations and other forms of violence to cover up its crimes and silence independent political leaders1 anticorruption investigators1 and prodemocracy activists1 including ,boris ,nemtsov1 ,vladimir ,kara-,murza1 ,alexander ,litvinenko1 and ,sergei ,magnitsky who died tragically in a ,russian prison2 ,whereas1 on ,august #bj1 #bjbj1 ,mr4 ,navalny was poisoned by the ,russian security forces with a ,novichok nerve agent1 putting him in grave condition which required him to be placed into a medically induced coma2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,navalny was evacuated to ,berlin1 ,germany1 where he eventually recovered2 ,whereas1 on ,january #ag1 #bjba1 ,mr4 ,navalny bravely returned to ,russia to continue the fight for democracy despite outstanding arrest warrants against him2 ,whereas upon his arrival at ,moscow's ,sheremetyevo airport1 ,mr4 ,navalny was immediately detained by ,russian officials on false charges1 and after a sham trial on ,february #b1 #bjba1 was convicted to #b4e years imprisonment2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has imposed sanctions on ,russia under the ,chemical and ,biological ,weapons ,control and ,warfare ,elimination ,act of #aiia for the second time in response to the ,russian ,government's poisoning of ,mr4 ,navalny2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,navalny was transferred to ,penal ,colony #b 7,,ik-#b71 where he complained of torture1 sleep deprivation1 denial of medical care1 and other gross human rights abuses2 ,whereas ,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty has played a critical role in ensuring ,russian and global audiences hear the truth of the ,government of ,russia's gross human rights abuses towards ,mr4 ,navalny and other ,russian political prisoners2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,navalny's health has rapidly deteriorated in prison1 and on ,march #ca1 #bjba1 he started a hunger strike to protest the lack of medical access and the grim prison conditions2 ,whereas reports indicate that ,mr4 ,navalny is experiencing renal failure and heart problems1 and in a moribund state2 ,whereas ,european ,union ,high ,representative for ,foreign ,affairs ,josep ,borrell said1 we make the ,russian authorities responsible for the health of ,mr4 ,navalny1 and many leading ,members of the ,european ,parliament and other ,european and officials of the ,united ,states have also condemned ,russian authorities' cruel treatment of ,mr4 ,navalny2 and ,whereas ,mr4 ,navalny's life is in grave and immediate danger3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 strongly condemns the ,government of ,russia's attempted assassination of ,mr4 ,navalny and criminal acts to intimidate and silence ,russian human rights1 democracy1 and anticorruption activists2 7#b7 condemns the ,government of ,russia's ongoing chemical weapons program in contravention of international law and norms1 particularly the ,chemical ,weapons ,convention1 to which ,russia is a party2 7#c7 demands the immediate release of and the provision of robust medical care to ,mr4 ,navalny2 7#d7 reaffirms congressional support for the ,administration to robustly implement the second round of sanctions on the ,government of ,russia under the ,chemical and ,biological ,weapons ,control and ,warfare ,elimination ,act of #aiia if it does not dismantle its chemical weapons and biological weapons within #ij days of the date of the adoption of this resolution2 7#e7 condemns the ,government of ,russia's efforts to stifle the freedom of the press1 including through attempts to expel ,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty1 and urges the ,department of ,state to place higher priority on efforts to protect ,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty's physical presence in ,moscow2 7#f7 expresses deep concern with the near completion of the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline1 a tool of ,russian malign influence which would endanger ,ukraine and transatlantic security1 and calls for the immediate halt of its construction2 and 7#g7 urges the ,president of the ,united ,states to raise ,alexei ,navalny's wrongful imprisonment and rapidly deteriorating health in all high-level engagements with the ,government of ,russia as well as take all appropriate actions to achieve the release of ,mr4 ,navalny1 including through additional sanctions of ,kremlin officials and ,kremlin-directed oligarchs in coordination with our transatlantic allies and partners4