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| 2 | 2 | | 118THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 295 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To prohibit the use of Federal funds to support or facilitate the participation |
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| 6 | 6 | | of the Russian Federation in the Group of Seven, and for other purposes. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | JANUARY11, 2023 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. K |
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| 10 | 10 | | EATING(for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; |
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| 11 | 11 | | which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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| 12 | 12 | | A BILL |
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| 13 | 13 | | To prohibit the use of Federal funds to support or facilitate |
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| 14 | 14 | | the participation of the Russian Federation in the Group |
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| 15 | 15 | | of Seven, and for other purposes. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | THE G7. 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | (a) S |
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| 21 | 21 | | TATEMENT OFPOLICY.—It is the policy of the 5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | United States to exclude the Russian Federation from the 6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Group of Seven or reconstitute a Group of Eight that in-7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | cludes the Russian Federation. 8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (b) L |
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| 26 | 26 | | IMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | sion of law, no Federal funds are authorized to be appro-10 |
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| 30 | 30 | | •HR 295 IH |
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| 31 | 31 | | priated or otherwise made available to take any action to 1 |
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| 32 | 32 | | support or facilitate— 2 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) the participation of the Russian Federation 3 |
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| 34 | 34 | | in a Group of Seven proceeding; or 4 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) the reconstitution of a Group of Eight that 5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | includes the Russian Federation. 6 |
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