; Whereas United States citizen Aya Hijazi, her husband Mohammed Hassanein, and other members of the Belady Foundation have been unjustly imprisoned in Egypt since May 2014; Whereas the Parliament of Egypt’s passage of legislation restricting the work of nongovernmental organizations undermines Egypt’s stated commitment to protecting constitutionally guaranteed rights and to furthering Egypt’s democratic transition; Whereas the media is regularly harassed by Egyptian authorities and Egypt was the world’s third-highest jailer of journalists in 2016, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists; Whereas respect for democracy, inclusive governance, human rights, and civil liberties have been core pillars of United States foreign policy since at least the 1970s; Whereas Egypt will ensure its security, economic prosperity, and transition to democracy by protecting the constitutionally guaranteed rights of all Egyptians; and Whereas the last official visit to the United States by an Egyptian head of state was in August 2009: Now, therefore, be it