# 118-hres-377: 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.

118-hres-377, 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., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX); status Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-377
- Congress: 118
- Title: 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.
- Status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Introduced: 2023-05-09
- Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2023-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2023-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jeff [D-NC-14] (D-NC), 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed | 422 | 0 |

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## Sources
- [118-hres-377 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/377)

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