United States · Resolution · SCONRES
S.Con.Res. 46 (109th)
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered and unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards.
Introduced
22 July 2005
Last action
22 July 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8753-8754)
Sponsors
Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) urge the government of the Russian Federation to ensure full protection of freedoms for all religious communities and end the harassment of unregistered religious groups; (2) continue to raise concerns with the government of the Russian Federation over violations of religious freedom; and (3) urge the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief to raise with Russian Federation officials issues relating to freedom of religion.
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Timeline
22 July 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8753-8754)
Source: IntroReferral
22 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 July 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered and unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards.
- related to ← A resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/46
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/sconres/46
- us · 109-sconres-46 · source updated 5 December 2025