[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6835 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6835
To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain
provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the
Russian Federation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2022
Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr.
Pascrell, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Newman) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain
provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the
Russian Federation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be known as the ``No Most Favored Nation Trading with
Russia Act''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT WITH THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.
Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of the Russia and Moldova
Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-208; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note) or any other
provision of law, effective on the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) normal trade relations treatment shall not apply
pursuant to section 102 of that Act to the products of the
Russian Federation; and
(2) normal trade relations treatment may thereafter be
extended to the products of the Russian Federation only in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 1 of title IV of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), as in effect with
respect to the products of the Russian Federation on the day
before the effective date of the accession of the Russian
Federation to the World Trade Organization.
SEC. 3. COOPERATION WITH UNITED STATES ALLIES AND PARTNERS.
(a) In General.--The President shall encourage allies and partners
of the United States--
(1) to consider taking similar actions such as the
withdrawal of permanent normal trade relations treatment for
products of the Russian Federation; and
(2) to condemn the Russian Federation's recent aggression
in Ukraine at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
(b) Accountability at the WTO.--The President shall direct the U.S.
Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization to use the voice,
vote, and influence of the United States at the WTO to seek the
suspension of the Russian Federation's membership in the WTO.
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