Bill · H.Res. 854· House(119-HRES-854)

Commemorating the seventh anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and calling for accountability.

Age: 44 years

Virginia

Introduced: 10/31/2025
Last activity: 10/31/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsored by: James Walkinshaw
Cosponsors: - 14 - 0

International Affairs

Introduced
In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution commemorates the seventh anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and calls for accountability. It notes that Jamal Khashoggi was brutally killed and dismembered by agents of the Government of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul, Turkey. The text points out that the Government of Saudi Arabia continues to crack down on free expression through various means. It acknowledges that the United States government has sanctioned 17 Saudi individuals under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for their roles in the murder. Finally, the resolution calls on the Government of Saudi Arabia to ensure accountability, release wrongfully detained individuals, and respect basic freedoms.

Yes

Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?+5
The resolution addresses human rights concerns and accountability while maintaining a strategic diplomatic relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
The resolution promotes government transparency by recalling and acknowledging past unclassified reports on human rights abuses.