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H.Res. 73 · 119th CongressInternational AffairsResolution

H.Res. 73 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 28, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties

Condemning the fraudulent January 2025 Belarusian presidential election and the Lukashenka regime's continued autocratic rule, calling for continued support for the people of Belarus who seek a democratic future, and calling for free and fair elections in Belarus in line with international standards.

Sponsored by Keating, William R. D-MA · 10 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 5 Republicans
IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 83 words.

This resolution condemns the Belarusian presidential election of January 26, 2025, as neither free nor fair and calls on the Lukashenka regime to hold free and fair elections with credible international monitoring. The resolution also condemns the Lukashenka regime's (1) repression of the Belarusian democratic opposition, (2) support for Russia's war against Ukraine, and (3) complicity in the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children from Ukraine. The resolution supports additional sanctions against the regime and calls for continued support to the Belarusian democratic opposition.

Context
Committees
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs: 94 of 4,008 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.3%)
Sponsor
0 of 95 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 271 words
Latest action
Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]