Senate Resolution
S.Res. 472
A resolution supporting the designation of October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners".
Primary Sponsor
Roger Wicker
R - MS
Cosponsors
2
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Supports designating October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners" to honor an estimated 1 million political prisoners worldwide. The date commemorates the 1974 Soviet Gulag tradition when Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of conscience began marking this day through hunger strikes to draw attention to political imprisonment.
Latest Action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7829)
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A resolution supporting the designation of October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners".
Supports designating October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners" to honor an estimated 1 million political prisoners worldwide. The date commemorates the 1974 Soviet Gulag tradition when Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of conscience began mark
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Supports designating October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners" to honor an estimated 1 million political prisoners worldwide. The date commemorates the 1974 Soviet Gulag tradition when Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of conscience began marking this day through hunger strikes to draw attention to political imprisonment.
- Bill Number
- 472
- Introduced
- 10/29/2025
- Status
- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7829)
- Policy Area
- International Affairs
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- A resolution supporting the designation of October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners".
- Bill Number
- 472
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7829)
- Introduced
- 10/29/2025
- Summary
- Supports designating October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners" to honor an estimated 1 million political prisoners worldwide. The date commemorates the 1974 Soviet Gulag tradition when Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of conscience began marking this day through hunger strikes to d
Data from Congress.gov
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