H. Res. 50 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 22, 2015. 
Whereas the trial of Nadiya Savchenko is scheduled to begin 
in Russia on September 22, 2015; 
Whereas Nadiya Savchenko is the first-ever female fighter 
pilot in Ukraine’s Armed Forces and is an Iraqi war vet-
eran; 
Whereas in the ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine, 
Savchenko volunteered her services to the Ukrainian 
Aidar battalion; 
Whereas Savchenko was elected in absentia from the 
Batkivshchyna Party to Ukraine’s Parliament in October 
2014, and appointed to the Parliamentary Assembly of 
the Council of Europe (PACE) as a representative from 
Ukraine; 
Whereas as a member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
Savchenko was conducting operations in eastern Ukraine 
against pro-Russian forces in the summer of 2014 when 
she was captured and taken into captivity; 
Whereas Savchenko was captured and illegally transferred to 
the Russian Federation to stand trial on unsubstantiated 
charges of murder, attempted murder, and illegally enter-
ing Russian territory among other allegations;
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Whereas while being kept in Russian custody since July 
2014, Savchenko’s hearing and trial dates have been re-
peatedly delayed; 
Whereas in protest of her illegal detention, Savchenko con-
ducted a hunger strike lasting over 80 days; 
Whereas her courage and determination have inspired people 
across the globe; 
Whereas the Minsk Protocol of September 2014, signed by 
Ukraine and the Russian Federation, calls for the ‘‘im-
mediate release of all hostages and illegally held per-
sons’’; 
Whereas appeals have been made to the United Nations 
Human Rights Council and the International Red Cross 
to secure Savchenko’s release; 
Whereas the international community including representa-
tives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of 
Europe (PACE) and of the United States have urged her 
immediate release; 
Whereas on January 26, 2015, the opening day of the Par-
liamentary Assembly, a broad range of individuals and 
organizations in the United States and Europe dedicated 
to promoting human rights embarked on a public cam-
paign to bring attention to Savchenko’s plight and de-
manded her immediate release; 
Whereas on February 12, 2015, the United States Senate 
passed S. Res. 52 by unanimous consent, a Resolution 
calling for Savchenko’s release; 
Whereas on April 22, 2015, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 
voted unanimously to pass a resolution ‘‘On the imposing 
of sanctions on persons responsible for the illegal impris-
onment in the Russian Federation of Nadiya Savchenko’’,
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which included the names of 35 individuals believed to be 
responsible for Nadiya Savchenko’s illegal imprisonment; 
and 
Whereas the Government of the United States and its people 
express concern about the continued illegal imprisonment 
of Nadiya Savchenko: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration for its illegal imprisonment of Nadiya Savchenko; 
(2) calls on the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to immediately release Nadiya Savchenko; 
(3) calls on the United States, its European allies, 
and the international community to aggressively support 
efforts to release Nadiya Savchenko and other illegally 
detained persons; 
(4) reiterates that it is the policy of the United 
States not to recognize the de jure or de facto sov-
ereignty of the Russian Federation over any part of 
Ukraine, its airspace, or its territorial waters; 
(5) calls upon the United States to impose targeted 
sanctions against persons responsible for the kidnapping, 
arrest, and imprisonment of Nadiya Savchenko and 
other illegally detained persons; and
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(6) expresses solidarity with the Ukrainian people. 
Attest: 
Clerk.