,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjba,ms4 
,kaptur 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1   
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,keat+1
 ,mr4 ,pflug]1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 & ,mr4    
,meij]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,ways & ,means1  
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 &     
,ov]sight & ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,russia's attempt$          
assass9ation ( ,mr4 ,navalny & crim9al  
acts to intimidate & sil5ce ,russian    
fre$om def5d]s4  ,:]eas ,alexei         
,navalny1 a ,russian opposition lead] & 
anticorruption activi/1 has effectively 
us$ social m$ia & mod]n digital *annels 
to connect ) ,russian citiz5s1 c\nt]    
,kreml9 propag&a1 & organize mass       

prodemocracy prote/s2 ,:]eas ,mr4       
,navalny has be5 illegally deta9$ &     
imprison$ on num]\s occasions =         
political reasons1 includ+ p>tak+ 9     
peaceful & con/itutionally protect$     
prote/s 9 ,russia2 ,:]eas ! inve/igative
 "w ( ,mr4 ,navalny's ,anti-,corruption 
,f\ndation has uncov]$ corruption at !  
highe/ levels ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,russia1  
includ+ activities or*e/rat$ by ,russian
 dictator1 ,vladimir ,put91 & ! olig>*s 
closely associat$ to him2 ,:]eas ,russia
 is a signatory ( ! ,hels9ki ,f9al ,act 
oblig+ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,russia to respect 
& protect human rights1 includ+ fre$om (
 ?\ght1 consci5ce1 or belief2 ,:]eas !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,russia has a deeply di/urb+
 hi/ory ( employ+ extrajudicial         
assass9ations & o!r =ms ( viol5ce to    
cov] up its crimes & sil5ce indep5d5t   
political lead]s1 anticorruption        
inve/igators1 & prodemocracy activi/s1  
includ+ ,boris ,nemtsov1 ,vladimir      
,k>a-,murza1 ,alex&] ,litv95ko1 & ,s]gei
 ,magnitsky :o di$ tragically 9 a       

,russian prison2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #bj1 
#bjbj1 ,mr4 ,navalny 0 poison$ by !     
,russian security =ces ) a ,novi*ok n]ve
 ag5t1 putt+ him 9 grave condition :i*  
requir$ him to be plac$ into a m$ically 
induc$ coma2 ,:]eas ,mr4 ,navalny 0     
evacuat$ to ,b]l91 ,g]many1 :]e he      
ev5tually recov]$2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y   
#ag1 #bjba1 ,mr4 ,navalny bravely       
return$ to ,russia to cont9ue ! fight = 
democracy despite out/&+ arre/ w>rants  
aga9/ him2 ,:]eas ^u 8 arrival at       
,mosc['s ,%]emetyevo airport1 ,mr4      
,navalny 0 imm$iately deta9$ by ,russian
 (ficials on false *>ges1 & aft] a %am  
trial on ,febru>y #b1 #bjba1 0 convict$ 
to #b4e ye>s imprisonm5t2 ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,/ates has impos$ sanctions on   
,russia "u ! ,*emical & ,biological     
,weapons ,control & ,w>f>e ,elim9ation  
,act ( #aiia = ! second "t 9 response to
 ! ,russian ,gov]nm5t's poison+ ( ,mr4  
,navalny2 ,:]eas ,mr4 ,navalny 0        
transf]r$ to ,p5al ,colony #b 7,,ik-#b71
 :]e he compla9$ ( torture1 sleep       

deprivation1 d5ial ( m$ical c>e1 & o!r  
gross human rights abuses2 ,:]eas ,radio
 ,free ,europe_/,radio ,lib]ty has play$
 a critical role 9 ensur+ ,russian &    
global audi5ces he> ! tru? ( ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,russia's gross human rights abuses  
t[>ds ,mr4 ,navalny & o!r ,russian      
political prison]s2 ,:]eas ,mr4         
,navalny's heal? has rapidly det]iorat$ 
9 prison1 & on ,m>* #ca1 #bjba1 he />t$ 
a hung] /rike to prote/ ! lack ( m$ical 
access & ! grim prison conditions2      
,:]eas reports indicate t ,mr4 ,navalny 
is exp]i5c+ r5al failure & he>t         
problems1 & 9 a moribund /ate2 ,:]eas   
,european ,union ,high ,repres5tative = 
,=eign ,affairs ,josep ,borrell said1 we
 make ! ,russian au?orities responsible 
= ! heal? ( ,mr4 ,navalny1 & _m lead+   
,memb]s ( ! ,european ,p>liam5t & o!r   
,european & (ficials ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h
 also condemn$ ,russian au?orities'     
cruel treatm5t ( ,mr4 ,navalny2 & ,:]eas
 ,mr4 ,navalny's life is 9 grave &      
imm$iate dang]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 /rongly  
condemns ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,russia's        
attempt$ assass9ation ( ,mr4 ,navalny & 
crim9al acts to intimidate & sil5ce     
,russian human rights1 democracy1 &     
anticorruption activi/s2  7#b7 condemns 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,russia's ongo+ *emical   
weapons program 9 contrav5tion (        
int]national law & norms1 p>ticul>ly !  
,*emical ,weapons ,conv5tion1 to :i*    
,russia is a p>ty2  7#c7 dem&s !        
imm$iate release ( & ! provision ( robu/
 m$ical c>e to ,mr4 ,navalny2  7#d7     
reaffirms congressional support = !     
,adm9i/ration to robu/ly implem5t !     
second r\nd ( sanctions on ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ,russia "u ! ,*emical & ,biological    
,weapons ,control & ,w>f>e ,elim9ation  
,act ( #aiia if x does n dismantle its  
*emical weapons & biological weapons )9 
#ij days ( ! date ( ! adoption ( ?is    
resolution2  7#e7 condemns ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ,russia's ef=ts to /ifle ! fre$om ( !  
press1 includ+ ?r\gh attempts to expel  
,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,lib]ty1 & 

urges ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to place high]
 priority on ef=ts to protect ,radio    
,free ,europe_/,radio ,lib]ty's physical
 pres5ce 9 ,mosc[2  7#f7 expresses deep 
conc]n ) ! ne> completion ( ! ,nord     
,/ream #b pipel9e1 a tool ( ,russian    
malign influ5ce :i* w\ld endang] ,ukra9e
 & transatlantic security1 & calls = !  
imm$iate halt ( its con/ruction2 &  7#g7
 urges ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
raise ,alexei ,navalny's wrongful       
imprisonm5t & rapidly det]iorat+ heal? 9
 all high-level engagem5ts ) ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,russia z well z take all appropriate
 actions to a*ieve ! release ( ,mr4     
,navalny1 includ+ ?r\gh additional      
sanctions ( ,kreml9 (ficials &          
,kreml9-direct$ olig>*s 9 coord9ation ) 
our transatlantic allies & p>tn]s4