A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the prosecution and conviction of former President Mohamed Nasheed without due process and urging the Government of the Maldives to take all necessary steps to redress this injustice, to release all political prisoners, and to ensure due process and freedom from political prosecution for all the people of the Maldives.

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

14 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 12 Democrats

2 of 14 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), John McCain (R-AZ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Reed (D-RI), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy.

• S. 125 (114th) Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015
• S.Res. 469 (114th) A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a seminal moment in the journey of Ireland to independence.
• S. 1402 (114th) Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
• S.Res. 198 (114th) A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the…
• S. 1659 (114th) Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
• S. 262 (114th) Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act

Sponsor’s state and district

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