H. Res. 377 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 13, 2023. 
Whereas United States citizen Evan Gershkovich is a re-
porter for the Wall Street Journal; 
Whereas Evan Gershkovich is an accredited reporter, with a 
history of working in Russia for the Moscow Times, 
Agence France-Presse, and the Wall Street Journal; 
Whereas Evan Gershkovich is known to his family, friends, 
and colleagues as someone who is adventurous, curious, 
and who has an abiding love for Russia and its people; 
Whereas Evan Gershkovich, a trailblazing and intrepid jour-
nalist, actively reported on stories across Russia, includ-
ing the vast wildfires across Siberia, the COVID–19 pan-
demic, the Russian economy, and the Government of the 
Russian Federation’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine; 
Whereas, on March 29, 2023, Evan Gershkovich was arrested 
in Yekaterinburg while reporting on behalf of the Wall 
Street Journal; 
Whereas, on April 7, 2023, the Government of the Russian 
Federation charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage; 
Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has 
failed to publicly provide evidence of Evan Gershkovich’s 
criminal action to credibly render a charge of espionage;
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Whereas the last time an American journalist was detained 
on allegations of espionage in Russia was in 1986 during 
the era of the Soviet Union; 
Whereas, on April 10, 2023, Secretary of State Antony 
Blinken designated Evan Gershkovich wrongfully de-
tained by the Government of the Russian Federation; and 
Whereas, on April 17, 2023, the United States was joined by 
46 United Nations Member States in a joint statement 
expressing deep concern over the detention of Evan 
Gershkovich by the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls on the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to immediately release Evan Gershkovich, who has 
been wrongfully detained since March 2023; 
(2) urges all United States executive branch offi-
cials, including President Joseph R. Biden, Secretary of 
State Antony Blinken, and Special Presidential Envoy 
for Hostage Affairs Roger D. Carstens, to raise the case 
of Evan Gershkovich and to press for his immediate re-
lease in all interactions with the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation; 
(3) urges the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to provide full, unfettered, and consistent consular 
access, in accordance with its international obligations, 
to Evan Gershkovich while he remains in detention;
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(4) urges the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to respect the human rights of Evan Gershkovich; 
(5) urges the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to respect the rights of accredited journalists to 
freely and independently report the news without fear of 
arbitrary detention or reprisal; 
(6) urges the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to desist from detaining, imprisoning, and otherwise 
seeking to intimidate journalists in order to curtail or 
censor an independent press; 
(7) condemns the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration’s continued use of detentions and prosecutions of 
United States citizens and lawful permanent residents 
for political purposes; 
(8) calls for the immediate release of Paul Whelan, 
who has been wrongfully detained in Russia since De-
cember 2018; 
(9) expresses continued support for all American 
citizens and lawful permanent residents detained in Rus-
sia and abroad, including Marc Fogel, who faces a politi-
cized, excessive sentence for his alleged offense, Vladimir 
Kara-Murza, who has endured multiple attempts on his 
life and years of persecution by the Putin regime, and 
others; and