# 117-hres-240: Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.

117-hres-240, Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-240
- Congress: 117
- Title: Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
- Introduced: 2021-03-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 78
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.

## Cosponsors (78)

- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-240 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/240)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-240 (as of 2026-10-15).