[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 317 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 317
Commending the courage, bravery, and resolve of the fathers, mothers,
sons, and daughters of Cuba, who, 4 years ago, stood in the face of
brutal harassment, beatings, and torture to protest against the
Communist Cuban regime, demanding access to their fundamental rights to
life, dignity, and freedom.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 10, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Moody) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
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RESOLUTION
Commending the courage, bravery, and resolve of the fathers, mothers,
sons, and daughters of Cuba, who, 4 years ago, stood in the face of
brutal harassment, beatings, and torture to protest against the
Communist Cuban regime, demanding access to their fundamental rights to
life, dignity, and freedom.
Whereas July 11, 2025, marks 4 years since the historic, pro-democracy
demonstration in Cuba when thousands of courageous Cubans took to the
streets in more than 40 cities, across all provinces, to demand access
to their freedoms and civil liberties and call for an end to communism,
censorship, and the oppression imposed by the totalitarian Cuban regime;
Whereas, in an attempt to silence the Cuban people and prevent future protests
from taking place, the Cuban dictatorship responded with a wave of
terror, repression, and criminalization and detained and persecuted more
than 1,400 protestors, including women and children;
Whereas, in a crude and savage effort to silence the Cuban people, the Communist
regime cut internet connectivity and mobile services throughout Cuba,
which hindered the Cuban people from organizing and hid from the outside
world images and videos of the oppressive and brutal crackdown by the
regime;
Whereas totalitarian regimes such as Communist China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela,
and Nicaragua continue to surveil and repress their citizens in a
similar manner to the Cuban regime, with China maintaining electronic
surveillance facilities in Cuba to spy on Americans and citizens of
China abroad;
Whereas the ongoing imprisonment of Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia and hundreds of
other Cuban human rights and democracy activists who have worked
tirelessly to advocate for fundamental civil liberties for the Cuban
people continues to demonstrate the brutal, despotic nature of the
regime in Cuba, which aims to silence anyone who would dare speak out
against its cruelty and barbarity;
Whereas, according to human rights organizations, since the July 11, 2021,
protests, hundreds of Cuban activists have been subjected to months of
solitary confinement, physical and psychological torture, and inhumane
treatment from Cuban operatives, resulting in dire health conditions;
Whereas many imprisoned Cuban democracy activists continue to suffer from severe
health complications, malnutrition, and physical signs of repeated
torture while being denied adequate medical care and contact with their
families;
Whereas, 4 years after the historic demonstration, an unknown number of
protesters remain in prison, including minors, many are being held
without access to or communication with family members, international
human rights organizations, or legal counsel, and some have been
disappeared;
Whereas, in an effort to intimidate Cubans from daring to protest again, the
Cuban regime has continued to hold mass sham ``trials'' that lack any
semblance of due process and has imposed disproportionate prison terms
of up to 25 years for ill-defined charges such as ``public disorder,
contempt, or violence'';
Whereas the brutal and illegitimate Communist regime remains terrified of the
brave and resilient men and women of Cuba who stand resolute in speaking
out against the regime's humanitarian crimes and efforts to persecute,
kidnap, torture, and kill anyone who stands up against its tyranny;
Whereas the economic situation in Cuba has continued to deteriorate under the
failed policies of the Communist regime, with widespread shortages of
food, medicine, and basic necessities affecting the daily lives of the
Cuban people;
Whereas the corruption and failures of Cuba's closed, Communist economy, in
which many industries are run by the Cuban military, have continued to
fail the people of Cuba while enriching the regime's elite;
Whereas President Donald J. Trump has strengthened the policy of the United
States toward Cuba through a National Security Presidential Memorandum
that restores a robust Cuba policy, ends economic practices that
disproportionately benefit the Cuban government and military, enforces
the statutory ban on United States tourism to Cuba, supports the
economic embargo, and mandates a review of human rights abuses in Cuba,
demonstrating a firm commitment to standing with the Cuban people in
their quest for justice, liberty, and freedom; and
Whereas the international community should stand in solidarity with the Cuban
people in condemning the human rights atrocities committed by the
brutal, illegitimate, totalitarian, Communist regime and should demand
freedom and democracy for the men, women, and children of Cuba: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) commends the bravery, courage, and resolve of the
members of the pro-democracy movement and all freedom activists
in Cuba for risking their lives to bring freedom to the Cuban
people;
(2) condemns the continued repression of the hundreds of
pro-democracy activists and political prisoners, including
children, that the Cuban regime is unjustly detaining and
subjecting to physical and psychological torture, and calls for
their immediate and unconditional release;
(3) condemns the Cuban regime's brutal, totalitarian
dictatorship and demands an end to the suffering of the men,
women, and children of Cuba and the impunity of the regime's
human rights abusers;
(4) calls for the international community to stand with the
Cuban people and speak out against the Cuban regime's
repressive acts and infringement on fundamental freedoms, such
as expression, belief, and assembly;
(5) urges the international community to hold the Cuban
regime accountable for its human rights violations through
coordinated sanctions and diplomatic pressure;
(6) calls upon the administration of President Trump to put
democracy, human rights, and civil liberties at the core of its
Cuba policy by maintaining strong sanctions on the Cuban regime
until all conditions in United States law for removing
sanctions are met;
(7) supports the right of the Cuban people to peaceful
assembly and free expression, and condemns any efforts by the
Cuban regime to suppress those fundamental rights; and
(8) encourages continued support for Cuban civil society
organizations and independent media that work to promote
democracy and human rights in Cuba.
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