Commemorating the seventh anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and calling for accountability.

Summary

Documents and condemns the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi and a pattern of Saudi transnational repression, listing named victims and citing U.S. intelligence and policy responses. It highlights findings about the Crown Prince’s approved role, cites the Khashoggi Ban and other U.S. assessments, notes additional Saudi human rights abuses and migrant killings, and frames these facts as placing strain on the U.S.–Saudi relationship while acknowledging strategic ties on security and energy.

• Formally records congressional findings condemning the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and patterns of Saudi transnational repression.
• Cites U.S. intelligence finding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi.
• Points to the Khashoggi Ban as an existing visa-restriction tool for individuals engaged in extraterritorial repression.
• Lists specific cases and categories of alleged abuses, including detentions, disappearances, threats, executions, and transnational harassment.
• References broader evidence of transnational repression, international concern (G7), and related legal cases involving foreign influence operations.
• Notes reported Saudi border killings of migrants and other human-rights concerns beyond the Khashoggi case.
• Frames these findings as straining the U.S.–Saudi relationship while acknowledging strategic interests in security and energy cooperation.
• Does not, in the provided text, authorize new funding, sanctions, or binding operational directives for U.S. agencies.