Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately comply with international commitments regarding the release and treatment of prisoners of war, hostages, and other detained persons.

Summary

This resolution calls on Azerbaijan to immediately return all Armenian prisoners of war, hostages, and other detained persons and to provide information on those detained or deceased in custody. It also (1) calls on the President to impose human rights sanctions on Azerbaijani officials involved in illegal detention, torture, and extrajudicial killing of Armenian prisoners of war and other detained persons; (2) calls on the President to suspend military or security assistance to Azerbaijan; and (3) urges the Department of State to make clear to Azerbaijani authorities their obligations under international law to release and treat humanely all prisoners of war and other detained persons.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 9 November 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 November 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 November 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 November 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 November 2023

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 November 2023

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 November 2023

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• David Valadao · R · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Jimmy Gomez · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Brad Sherman · D · Cosponsor
• Katie Porter · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• John Duarte · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsfa00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.