#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #g  ,,concurrent          
,,resolution  ,whereas1 on ,april #aa1  
#bjbb1 ,vladimir ,kara-,murza was       
unjustly detained by ,russian           
authorities for spreading supposedly    
false information in a speech in ,march 
#bjbb to the ,arizona ,house of         
,representatives2 ,whereas1 on ,february
 #bd1 #bjbb1 ,vladimir ,putin launched  
another unprovoked1 unjustified1 and    
illegal invasion into ,ukraine in       
contravention of the obligations freely 
undertaken by the ,russian ,federation  
to respect the territorial integrity of 
,ukraine under the ,budapest ,memorandum
 of #aiid1 the ,minsk protocols of #bjad
 and #bjae1 and international law2      
,whereas1 since ,february #bd1 #bjbb1   
,mr4 ,kara-,murza has used his voice and
 platform to join more than #ae1jjj     
citizens of the ,russian ,federation in 
peacefully protesting the war against   
,ukraine and millions more who silently 
oppose the war2 ,whereas1 on ,march #e1 

#bjbb1 ,vladimir ,putin signed a law    
criminalizing the distribution of       
truthful statements about the invasion  
of ,ukraine by the ,russian ,federation 
and mandating up to #ae years in prison 
for such offenses2 ,whereas ,mr4        
,kara-,murza1 in his ,march #ae1 #bjbb1 
speech presented a defiant condemnation 
of ,vladimir ,putin's policies and      
leadership outlining his corruption and 
malign intentions1 and condemning the   
illegal war of aggression ,putin has    
unleashed against ,ukraine2 ,whereas1   
prior to his arrest in ,april #bjbb1    
,mr4 ,kara-,murza was poisoned twice by 
agents of the ,russian government and   
the ,russian ,federation in #bjae and   
#bjag with a military-grade agent banned
 internationally1 likely in retaliation 
for his defiant stance in support of    
rule of law and democracy in ,russia2   
,whereas1 despite having survived two   
assassination attempts and the          
subsequent side effects of these        
poisonings1 ,mr4 ,kara-,murza regularly 

returned to ,russia to advocate for     
democratic representation in ,russia2   
,whereas independent investigations     
conducted by ,bellingcat1 the ,insider1 
and ,der ,spiegel found that the same   
unit of the ,federal ,security ,service 
of the ,russian ,federation responsible 
for poisoning ,mr4 ,kara-,murza was also
 responsible for poisoning ,russian     
opposition leader ,alexei ,navalny and  
activists ,timur ,kuashev1 ,ruslan      
,magomedragimov1 and ,nikita ,isayev2   
,whereas ,mr4 ,kara-,murza has          
consistently advocated for democracy in 
,russia and insisted that democracy in  
,russia must be advanced by ,russians   
for all those living in ,russia2        
,whereas1 on ,may #bf1 #bjbb1 the       
,united ,states ,senate unanimously     
agreed to ,senate ,resolution #fcb      
7#aagth ,congress7 calling for the      
immediate release of ,mr4 ,kara-,murza1 
,alexei ,navalny1 and other citizens of 
the ,russian ,federation imprisoned for 
opposing the regime of ,vladimir ,putin 

and the war against ,ukraine2 ,whereas1 
on ,july #bg1 #bjbb1 the ,investigative 
,committee of the ,russian ,federation  
charged ,mr4 ,kara-,murza for his       
engagements with ,free ,russia          
,foundation and ,open ,russia1 both of  
which are nongovernmental organizations 
targeted by the law of the ,russian     
,federation on undesirable              
organizations2 ,whereas1 in ,august     
#bjbb1 new charges were brought against 
,mr4 ,kara-,murza for carrying out the  
activities of an undesirable foreign    
organization and his arrest was extended
 for his work as a leading member of    
,russian civil society2 ,whereas1 in    
,october #bjbb1 ,mr4 ,kara-,murza was   
further charged unjustly with high      
treason due to his public condemnations 
of the ,kremlin's military aggression on
 ,ukraine and domestic repressions2     
,whereas1 on ,april #ag1 #bjbc1 ,mr4    
,kara-,murza was sentenced to #be years 
in prison1 one of the highest sentences 
given to any ,russian opposition figure2

 ,whereas1 since ,mr4 ,kara-,murza's    
arrest1 the state of his health has     
deteriorated and in addition to losing  
over #de pounds1 he was diagnosed with  
polyneuropathy1 a condition that under  
,russian law1 should preclude him from  
incarceration2 ,whereas1 as a result of 
his diagnosis1 he has lost feeling in   
both his feet and has experienced       
symptoms similar to those he experienced
 following his #bjae poisoning due to   
peripheral nerve damage2 ,whereas       
section #eeii;,f of the ,james ,m4      
,inhofe ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc7 condemned 
,mr4 ,kara-,murza's unjust detention1   
expressed solidarity with ,mr4          
,kara-,murza1 his family1 and all       
individuals imprisoned in ,russia for   
their beliefs1 and urged the ,united    
,states and other ally governments to   
work to secure the release of ,mr4      
,kara-,murza and other citizens of the  
,russian ,federation imprisoned for     

opposition to ,vladimir ,putin's regime 
and his illegal war in ,ukraine2        
,whereas1 in ,april #bjbb1 ,vladimir    
,kara-,murza was presented the ,mc,cain 
,institute's ,courage and ,leadership   
,award for his unwavering commitment to 
fundamental values and his acts of      
selfless courage which have inspired the
 world2 ,whereas1 in ,october #bjbb1    
,mr4 ,kara-,murza was awarded the       
,vaclav ,havel ,prize honoring          
outstanding civil society action in     
defense of human rights2 ,whereas the   
late ,senator ,john ,mc,cain said ,mr4  
,kara-,murza is a brave1 outspoken1 and 
relentless advocate for freedom and     
democracy in ,russia and introduced ,mr4
 ,kara-,murza as a personal hero whose  
courage1 selflessness and idealism ,i   
find awe-inspiring2 ,whereas1 in ,april 
#bjbc1 #ha ,members of ,congress sent a 
letter to ,secretary of ,state ,anthony 
,blinken urging that ,mr4 ,kara-,murza  
be designated under the ,robert         
,levinson ,hostage ,recovery and        

,hostage-,taking ,accountability ,act   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #agda et seq47 as        
8unlawfully and wrongfully detained02   
and ,whereas ,mr4 ,kara-,murza remains a
 political prisoner and a victim of     
,vladimir ,putin's authoritarian state3 
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress--
 7#a7 condemns in the strongest possible
 terms the unjust and arbitrary         
detention of ,russian democratic        
opposition leader ,vladimir             
,kara-,murza2  7#b7 calls on the        
,russian ,federation to immediately     
release ,mr4 ,kara-,murza and all other 
,russian opposition leaders1 including  
,alexei ,navalny1 who are detained as a 
result of their opposition to the ,putin
 regime2  7#c7 expresses solidarity with
 and calls for the release of all       
political prisoners in ,russia and      
,belarus1 as well as ,ukrainian citizens
 illegally held as prisoners by ,putin's
 regime in violation of the rule of law 
as a result of their support for liberal
 democratic values2 and  7#d7 calls on  

the ,president of the ,united ,states   
and leaders from across the free world  
to work tirelessly for the release of   
political prisoners in ,russia4  ,passed
 the ,senate ,november #b1              
#bjbc4,secretary