[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6842 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6842
To provide for the imposition of sanctions on members of parliament of
the Russian Federation who voted on February 15, 2022, in favor of the
appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognize the regions of Donetsk
and Luhansk in southeastern Ukraine as one or more independent states.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2022
Mr. Keating (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Tenney, Mr.
Costa, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Deutch, Mr.
Connolly, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Meijer, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Meuser, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Manning, Mrs.
Miller-Meeks, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Levin of
Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary, 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 provide for the imposition of sanctions on members of parliament of
the Russian Federation who voted on February 15, 2022, in favor of the
appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognize the regions of Donetsk
and Luhansk in southeastern Ukraine as one or more independent states.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SANCTIONS ON MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
WHO VOTED ON FEBRUARY 15, 2022, IN FAVOR OF THE APPEAL TO
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TO RECOGNIZE THE REGIONS OF
DONETSK AND LUHANSK IN SOUTHEASTERN UKRAINE AS ONE OR
MORE INDEPENDENT STATES.
(a) In General.--As a result of the decision of the Government of
the Russian Federation to recognize the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk
in southeastern Ukraine as one or more independent states on February
21, 2022, the President is authorized to impose sanctions described in
subsection (b) with respect to any member of the parliament of the
Russian Federation who voted on February 15, 2022, in favor of the
appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognize the regions of Donetsk
and Luhansk in southeastern Ukraine as one or more independent states.
(b) Sanctions Described.--
(1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection
are the following:
(A) Asset blocking.--The exercise of all powers
granted to the President by the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the
extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions
in all property and interests in property of a person
determined by the President to be subject to subsection
(a) if such property and interests in property are in
the United States, come within the United States, or
are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(B) Inadmissibility of certain individuals.--
(i) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or
parole.--A person determined by the President
to be subject to subsection (a) is--
(I) inadmissible to the United
States;
(II) ineligible to receive a visa
or other documentation to enter the
United States; and
(III) otherwise ineligible to be
admitted or paroled into the United
States or to receive any other benefit
under the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(ii) Current visas revoked.--A foreign
person described in clause (i) is also subject
to the following:
(I) Revocation of any visa or other
entry documentation regardless of when
the visa or other entry documentation
is or was issued.
(II) A revocation under subclause
(I) shall take effect immediately and
automatically cancel any other valid
visa or entry documentation that is in
the foreign person's possession.
(C) United states person.--In subparagraph (A), the
term ``United States person'' means--
(i) a United States citizen or an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence to
the United States; or
(ii) an entity organized under the laws of
the United States or of any jurisdiction within
the United States, including a foreign branch
of such an entity.
(2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
paragraph (1)(A) or any regulation, license, or order issued to
carry out paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to
the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(3) Exceptions.--
(A) Exception for intelligence activities.--
Sanctions under this section shall not apply to any
activity subject to the reporting requirements under
title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities
of the United States.
(B) Exception to comply with international
obligations and for law enforcement activities.--
Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an
alien if admitting the alien into the United States is
necessary--
(i) to permit the United States to comply
with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters
of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success
June 26, 1947, and entered into force November
21, 1947, between the United Nations and the
United States, or other applicable
international obligations; or
(ii) to carry out or assist law enforcement
activities in the United States.
(C) Exception relating to the importation of
goods.--
(i) In general.--The requirement to block
and prohibit all transactions in all property
and interests in property under paragraph
(1)(A) shall not include the authority to
impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(ii) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the
term ``good'' means any article, natural or
man-made substance, material, supply or
manufactured product, including inspection and
test equipment, and excluding technical data.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions
under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national
security interests of the United States; and
(2) on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect,
submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives a notice of and a
justification for the waiver.
(d) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall issue such
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this
section.
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