,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #eb #aahth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 ,,con4   
,,res4 #g  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,wicker1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 
,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4        
,murray1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4              
,hickenlooper1 and ,mr4 ,menendez7      
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,may 
#d1 #bjbc,reported by ,mr4 ,menendez1   
with an amendment and an amendment to   
the preamble,strike out all after the   
resolving clause and insert the part    
printed in italic,strike the preamble   
and insert the part printed in italic   
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,condemning  
,russia's unjust and arbitrary detention
 of ,russian opposition leader ,vladimir
 ,kara-,murza who has stood up in       
defense of democracy1 the rule of law1  
and free and fair elections in ,russia4 
,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    
,whereas ,mr4 ,kara-,murza 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 ,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 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 in part due  
to his public condemnations of the      
,kremlin's military aggression on       
,ukraine and domestic repressions2      
,whereas ,mr4 ,kara-,murza remains in   
pretrial detention and faces a prison   
sentence of up to #bd years on high     
treason and other charges2 ,whereas the 
state of ,mr4 ,kara-,murza's health has 
deteriorated and in addition to losing  

over #de pounds1 he was diagnosed with  
polyneuropathy1 a condition that under  
,russian law should preclude him from   
his current detainment2 ,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 selflessness1 and idealism ,i  
find awe-inspiring2 ,whereas1 in ,march 
#bjbc1 the ,department of the ,treasury 
and the ,department of ,state imposed   
,global ,magnitsky and other targeted   
sanctions on six ,russians involved in  
,mr4 ,kara-,murza's ongoing arbitrary   
detention1 recognized his role as a     
major advocate for the adoption of      
,magnitsky-style sanctions authorities  

by the ,united ,states1 ,canada1        
,european ,union1 and ,united ,kingdom  
to target human rights abusers and      
corrupt actors in ,russia1 and called   
for his immediate release2 and ,whereas 
,mr4 ,kara-,murza remains a political   
prisoner and a victim of ,vladimir      
,putin's authoritarian state3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,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 ,march 
#bjbc1 the ,department of the ,treasury 
and the ,department of ,state imposed   
,global ,magnitsky and other targeted   
sanctions on six ,russians involved in  
,mr4 ,kara-,murza's ongoing arbitrary   
detention1 recognized his role as a     
major advocate for the adoption of      
,magnitsky-style sanctions authorities  
by the ,united ,states1 ,canada1        
,european ,union1 and ,united ,kingdom  
to target human rights abusers and      
corrupt actors in ,russia1 and called   
for his immediate release2 ,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 leaders who are     
detained as a result of their opposition
 to the ,putin regime2  7#c7 calls on   
all ,russian citizens to outright       
condemn ,russia's illegal and unjust    
invasion of ,ukraine in the spirit of   
,mr4 ,kara-,murza's defiant opposition  
stance in front of the ,arizona ,house  
of ,representatives in ,march #bjbb2    
7#d7 expresses solidarity and calls for 
the release of all political prisoners  
in ,russia and ,belarus 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#e7 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 ,russia and      
increase support for those advocating   
for democracy in ,russia as well as     
independent media and civil society     
which ,mr4 ,kara-,murza has worked to   
further4  ,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 calls on all ,russian    
citizens to outright condemn ,russia's  
illegal and unjust invasion of ,ukraine 
in the spirit of ,mr4 ,kara-,murza's    
defiant stance in front of the ,arizona 
,house of ,representatives in ,march    
#bjbb2  7#d7 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#e7 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 ,russia and      
increase support for those advocating   
for democracy in ,russia1 as well as    
independent media and civil society     
which ,mr4 ,kara-,murza has worked to   
further4  ,may #d1 #bjbc,reported with  
an amendment and an amendment to the    
preamble