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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 947 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To prohibit the United States Government from recognizing the Russian |
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| 6 | 6 | | Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign terri- |
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| 7 | 7 | | tory of Ukraine, and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY4, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. K |
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| 11 | 11 | | EATING(for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; |
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| 12 | 12 | | which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To prohibit the United States Government from recognizing |
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| 15 | 15 | | the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any |
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| 16 | 16 | | portion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and for |
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| 17 | 17 | | other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Non-Recognition of 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act’’. 5 |
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| 25 | 25 | | •HR 947 IH |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNI-1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | TION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S CLAIM 2 |
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| 28 | 28 | | OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER ANY PORTION OF 3 |
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| 29 | 29 | | UKRAINE. 4 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) S |
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| 31 | 31 | | TATEMENT OFPOLICY.—It is the policy of the 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | United States not to recognize the Russian Federation’s 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | recognized territory of Ukraine, including its airspace and 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | its territorial waters. 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (b) P |
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| 37 | 37 | | ROHIBITION.—In accordance with subsection 10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (a), no Federal department or agency may take any action 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | or extend any assistance that implies recognition of the 12 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | of the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, in-14 |
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| 42 | 42 | | cluding its airspace and its territorial waters. 15 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Æ |
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