This joint resolution commemorates the fifth anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder by Saudi Arabian government agents in Istanbul in October 2018 and calls for continued accountability. The resolution documents that U.S. intelligence determined Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved the operation, and notes that the United States has already sanctioned 17 Saudi individuals under human rights law in connection with the killing. The measure expresses concern about broader patterns of Saudi human rights abuses, including the detention of political prisoners, suppression of women's rights activists, killing of Ethiopian migrants, and transnational repression targeting dissidents living in the United States. Congress calls on Saudi Arabia to hold all responsible parties accountable, release wrongfully detained individuals, lift arbitrary travel restrictions, and protect basic freedoms including press freedom and freedom of assembly. This resolution has no direct budget or implementation timeline, as joint resolutions are expressions of congressional sentiment rather than laws that create new programs or funding.
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