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Senate resolution · 106th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the detention of Andrei Babitsky by the Government of the Russian Federation and freedom of the press in Russia.

S.Res. 261Introduced Feb 24, 2000Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Jesse Helms R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 2000 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S833-834; text as passed Senate: CR S834; text of measure as introduced: CR S825)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Chester Lott (R-MS), William Roth (R-DE).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jesse Helms.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.