METALS Act Materials Essential To American Leadership and Security Act [HB-1407]
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METALS Act Materials Essential To American Leadership and Security Act This bill establishes the Strategic Materials Investment Fund. The Administrator of the Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Materials may make expenditures from the fund to develop the domestic strategic and critical materials industrial base, including by making interest-free, five-year loans to domestic producers of such materials and by reimbursing original equipment manufacturers for the increased costs of purchasing such materials produced in the United States. A domestic
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HB-1407: METALS Act Materials Essential To American Leadership and Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 03/17/2017
HR-172: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 05/18/2017
You have voted HR-172: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections..
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-1301]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to: (1) compensate employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which began on or about February 9, 2018; and (2) ratify and approve certain obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018. (Sec. 102) The bill also specifies that the time covered by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 includes the period that began on or about February
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HB-1301: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Became Public Law No: 115-124. on 02/09/2018
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate recognizing 3 years of Russian military aggression in Ukraine. [SR-78]
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate recognizing 3 years of Russian military aggression in Ukraine. Condemns continued Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Calls on: (1) the government of the Russian Federation to immediately cease all activity that seeks to normalize or recognize the Russian-backed rebel separatists in Eastern Ukraine; and (2) the U.S. government, U.S. allies in Europe, the United Nations, and international partners to continue to pressure the government of the Russian Federation to uphold its international obligations.
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SR-78: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate recognizing 3 years of Russian military aggression in Ukraine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1582-1583) on 03/02/2017
S.459: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza", and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-119. on 06/26/2017
You have voted S.459: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza", and for other purposes..
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 [S.430]
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Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 This bill states that it is the policy of the United States that: (1) Russian actions undertaken in violation of the the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF treaty) constitute a material breach of the treaty, (2) the United States is legally entitled to suspend the INF treaty in whole or in part for so long as Russia continues to be in material breach,
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S.430: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/16/2017
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 [HB-1182]
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Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 This bill states U.S. policy that: (1) Russian actions in violation of the the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF treaty) constitute a material breach, (2) the United States is legally entitled to suspend the treaty, and (3) the United States should take certain actions to bring Russia into compliance. The bill authorizes additional appropriations
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HB-1182: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Strategic Forces. on 03/23/2017
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 [HB-1059]
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Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons
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HB-1059: Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/06/2017
Establishing a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition. [HCR-24]
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Establishing a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition. Establishes a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition. Requires the joint committee to study and review: attempts to influence elections for federal office held in the 2016 elections; related attempts to undermine trust in U.S. electoral processes and the attribution of such attempts; all policies, decisions, and activities taken by the executive branch to respond to such attempts; cybersecurity
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HCR-24: Establishing a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 02/14/2017
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 [S.341]
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Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons
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S.341: Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2017
Calling on the Russian Federation to stop the violence in Ukraine, and for other purposes. [HR-88]
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Calling on the Russian Federation to stop the violence in Ukraine, and for other purposes. 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
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HR-88: Calling on the Russian Federation to stop the violence in Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/16/2017
STAND for Ukraine Act Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act [HB-830]
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STAND for Ukraine Act Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to assist the government of Ukraine in restoring its sovereignty and territorial integrity in order to reverse and deter Russian aggression in Ukraine. The bill prohibits: (1) a federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes Russian sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters; and (2) the Government Publishing Office from printing any document indicating Crimea as part of the Russian Federation
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HB-830: STAND for Ukraine Act Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/15/2017
HCR-15: Asserting that Congress should expend the resources necessary to investigate thoroughly the nature and extent of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, including whether there was collusion between persons associated with the Russian government and persons associated with the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump to influence the outcome of the election.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
You have voted HCR-15: Asserting that Congress should expend the resources necessary to investigate thoroughly the nature and extent of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, including whether there was collusion between persons associated with the Russian government and persons associated with the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump to influence the outcome of the election..
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations
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HB-695: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unanswered questions into the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. [HR-58]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unanswered questions into the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. Urges Russian authorities to grant access to archival collections and to declassify and make publicly available all documents related to Raoul Wallenberg. Urges: (1) the Russian authorities to work with Wallenberg's family, the Swedish government, and Russian and international scholars, researchers, and archivists to resolve outstanding questions surrounding the circumstances of Wallenberg's arrest and death; and (2) the President,
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HR-58: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unanswered questions into the fate of Raoul Wallenberg.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/16/2017
Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017 [S.138]
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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose U.S.-based property blocking and entry sanctions against any foreign person that: (1) is responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Iraq or Syria, actions or policies that undermine economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq, or the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance to the people of Iraq or Syria; (2) has materially assisted or provided financial,
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S.138: Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/12/2017
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.133]
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); the National Security Agency (NSA); the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice;
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S.133: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Select Committee On Intelligence. Reported By Senator Burr Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-2. Additional Views Filed. on 01/20/2017
Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act [HB-463]
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Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act t This bill states that is U.S. policy to not recognize the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. The bill prohibits any federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes or implies recognition of the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. The President may waive such prohibitions if such a waiver is vital to U.S. national security
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HB-463: Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/16/2017
Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 [S.94]
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Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property blocking sanctions against: (1) a person that engages in significant activities for the government of the Russian Federation that undermine U.S. or allied cyber security, or (2) a foreign person responsible for serious human rights abuses in any territory occupied or controlled by Russia. The President shall impose specified financial and property sanctions against a person that: (1) engages in a significant transaction on behalf of Russian
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S.94: Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2017
Protecting Our Democracy Act [HB-356]
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Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to examine any attempts or activities by the Russian government or other governments, persons or entities associated with such governments, or persons or entities within Russia to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.
HB-356: Protecting Our Democracy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Swalwell (ca). Petition No: 115-2. on 05/17/2017