H.Res. 377 · 118th Congress

Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.

Introduced on May 9, 2023 by Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10). 37 cosponsors, 23 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 13, 2023): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 9, 2023
Cosponsors
37
23 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Detention of persons
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Due process and equal protection
  • Europe
  • Human rights
  • News media and reporting
  • Russia

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michael T. McCaulR-TX-10Sponsor

Democrats · 23

Republicans · 14

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended
    Jun 13, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 422–0

History

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  1. May 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. May 16, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. May 16, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseMr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
  7. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2795-2797)
  8. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 377.
  9. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. McCaul objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  10. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2855-2856)
  11. Jun 13, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 256). (text: 6/12/2023 CR H2795-2796)House · Roll call 256
  12. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 256). (text: 6/12/2023 CR H2795-2796)House · Roll call 256
  13. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. NEWS CORPORATION6 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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