US Congress House Resolution 730 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-07-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Demands that President Yanukovych and the government of Ukraine free former Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and the other senior officials of the previous government currently in detention, and restore their full political and civil rights. Urges Ukraine to: (1) ensure full respect of the legal and human rights of all prisoners sentenced on politically motivated grounds, including the right to medical care; and (2) meet its commitments on free and fair elections. Calls for denying U.S. visas to Ukrainian officials involved in serious human rights abuses, anti-democratic actions, or corruption. Supports: (1) the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to establish democracy based on the rule of law and respect for human rights; and (2) Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

Urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure free and fair parliamentary elections on October 28, 2012, by adhering to democratic standards, establishing a transparent electoral process and releasing opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds.

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2012-07-13	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2012-07-13	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2012-07-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/730/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres730/BILLS-112hres730ih.pdf