This is a Senate resolution commemorating the seventh anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in 2018 and calling for accountability. Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist who fled to the United States and wrote critical articles for the Washington Post before being killed by Saudi government agents at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. U.S. intelligence concluded that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince approved the operation.

The resolution highlights ongoing human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia, including the arrest and harassment of journalists, activists, and women's rights defenders, as well as cases of transnational repression—where governments reach across borders to intimidate or harm dissidents living abroad. The resolution notes that even people in the United States with family members detained in Saudi Arabia have faced intimidation. It also documents other serious abuses, including the killing of Ethiopian migrants at the Saudi-Yemeni border and the execution of a journalist in 2025.

The Senate acknowledges that the U.S. has already sanctioned 17 Saudi individuals involved in Khashoggi's murder under human rights laws. The resolution calls on Saudi Arabia to hold all those responsible accountable, release wrongfully detained individuals, and respect basic freedoms like press freedom and the right to peaceful assembly. While recognizing the strategic importance of the U.S.-Saudi relationship, the resolution emphasizes that human rights abuses strain this partnership and need to be addressed.