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H.Res.88 / 115th Congress

Calling on the Russian Federation to stop the violence in Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 3, 2017

Calls on the Russian Federation to:

stop the violence in Ukraine,

honor the ceasefire agreed to under the Minsk Accord,

withdraw heavy weapons and troops from Ukraine's sovereign territory,

stop financing the separatists in eastern Ukraine,

allow repairs to critical infrastructure, and

fulfill all of its Minsk commitments.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that continued unlawful Russian aggression in Ukraine may warrant considering the imposition of additional and more burdensome sanctions on the Russian Federation.

Calls on: (1) the United States and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries to provide more defensive military support for Ukraine in fighting off Russian aggression, and (2) the United States and the United Nations to provide more support for the internally displaced people in Ukraine.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R–MD

Committees

  • Foreign Affairs Committee
9 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Introduced in House

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