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

HRES 854 is a non-binding House resolution commemorating the seventh anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder in 2018 and calling for accountability. It acknowledges U.S. sanctions against 17 Saudi officials involved in his killing and urges Saudi Arabia to: (1) ensure accountability for those responsible, (2) release wrongfully detained individuals like Nourah al-Qahtani and Abdulrahman Alsadhan, and (3) respect freedoms of press and assembly. The resolution directly addresses the Saudi government and indirectly supports Saudi dissidents in the U.S. facing transnational repression. As a commemorative measure, it does not create new laws but formally expresses congressional concern over ongoing human rights abuses.