Introduced
October 29, 2025
Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kim, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
RESOLUTION
Commemorating the seventh anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and calling for accountability.
- (1) acknowledges the Government of the United States has sanctioned 17 Saudi individuals under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) for their roles in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi; and
- (2) calls for the Government of Saudi Arabia to—
- (A) ensure appropriate accountability for all individuals responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, including the individuals sanctioned by the United States;
- (B) release all individuals wrongfully detained, including Nourah al-Qahtani, Abdulrahman Alsadhan, Salman Alodah, Waleed Abu al-Khair, and Sarah and Omar Aljabri; and
- (C) respect the rights of Saudi citizens and ensure the protection of the freedoms of assembly, association, and the press.