Requesting the President to strongly condemn Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, hold accountable individuals identified as culpable, and condemn imprisonment of and violence against journalists around the world.

H. Res. 472 · 116th Congress · Jun 27, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives requests that the President—

(1)

strongly condemn Jamal Khashoggi’s killing and hold accountable individuals identified as culpable by United States intelligence agencies;

(2)

condemn imprisonment of and violence against journalists around the world;

(3)

cease describing the media in terms that could encourage violence against journalists; and

(4)

use tools of United States power, including diplomacy, sanctions, and military sales, to encourage other countries to respect and further press freedom.

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Jun 27, 2019viewing Introduced in House Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Takano, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Sires, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Costa, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Bass, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Cisneros, and Mr. DeFazio) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Requesting the President to strongly condemn Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, hold accountable individuals identified as culpable, and condemn imprisonment of and violence against journalists around the world.

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