[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 75 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 75
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take
immediate procedural actions necessary to amend Article 23 of the
Charter of the United Nations to remove the Russian Federation as a
permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 1, 2022
Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Pfluger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Bacon, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Fallon, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Mast, Mr. Joyce of
Ohio, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Steube) submitted the
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take
immediate procedural actions necessary to amend Article 23 of the
Charter of the United Nations to remove the Russian Federation as a
permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Whereas the United Nations Security Council is tasked with upholding
international peace and security among the countries of the world;
Whereas the primary responsibility of the United Nations Security Council is to
determine the existence of a threat to international peace or act of
aggression and to recommend what necessary action should be taken;
Whereas Article 39 of the Charter of the United Nations states that ``The
Security Council shall determine the existence of any threat to the
peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make
recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken in accordance
with Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or restore international peace and
security'';
Whereas the United Nations Security Council currently has five permanent
members: the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France, the
People's Republic of China, and the Russian Federation;
Whereas the acts of aggression and malign influence by the Russian Federation
and its proxies in Ukraine are a threat to the territorial integrity and
democratic sovereignty of Ukraine and run counter to both the letter and
spirit of the Security Council's responsibility to maintain peace and
security;
Whereas the build-up of nearly 200,000 Russian Federation military troops,
artillery, tanks, armor, and other military equipment on Ukraine's
border since March 2021 has significantly threatened the safety,
security, stability, and sovereignty of Ukraine and has destabilized the
security of the continent of Europe;
Whereas, on February 21, 2022, the Russian Federation deployed additional
military forces into two Russian-declared separatist regions of eastern
Ukraine, which are under Ukrainian government control;
Whereas, on February 22, 2022, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin
recognized the independence of the two Russian-backed separatist
republics in eastern Ukraine, the Donetsk and Luhansk People's
Republics, and secured parliamentary authorization to deploy additional
Russian forces abroad, setting conditions for a further offensive
against Ukraine;
Whereas, on February 24, 2022, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin
launched a well-coordinated disinformation campaign, announcing the
start of a ``special military operation'' aimed at the
``demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine'' in order ``to protect
the people who have been abused by `the genocide' of the Kyiv regime for
8 years'';
Whereas, on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched multiple
unprovoked missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, as well as in numerous key
eastern Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv, Odessa, Mariupol, Dnipro,
and Kramatorsk, jeopardizing the safety of civilians and with the intent
to strike Ukrainian military infrastructure, including airfields,
military depots, air defenses and command and control sites; and
Whereas the increased aggression of the Russian Federation against the
sovereignty of Ukraine has destabilized the security of the continent of
Europe and could cause massive casualties, energy shortages, and
financial instability across the globe: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) condemns the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine's
sovereign territory and its ongoing support of proxy militias
in the region, which together pose a direct threat to
international peace and security and run contrary to its
responsibilities and obligations as a permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council;
(2) urges the President to direct the United States
representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote,
and influence of the United States to take all necessary steps
to remove the Russian Federation as a Permanent Member of the
United Nations Security Council; and
(3) urges other member states to support such efforts to
hold the Russian Federation accountable at the United Nations
by supporting such efforts.
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