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Official Titles

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Official Title as Introduced

To prohibit Russian participation in the G7, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (2)

Date Actions Overview
11/18/2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5907)
09/15/2020Introduced in House

All Actions (10)

Date Chamber All Actions
11/30/2020SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
11/18/2020-2:45pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11/18/2020-2:45pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5907)
11/18/2020-2:31pmHouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8259.
11/18/2020-2:31pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5907-5909)
11/18/2020-2:30pmHouseMr. Espaillat moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
10/01/2020HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
10/01/2020HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
09/15/2020HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
09/15/2020HouseIntroduced in House

Cosponsors (18)


Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Foreign Affairs09/15/2020 Referred to
10/01/2020 Markup by
Senate Foreign Relations11/30/2020 Referred to

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Latest Summary (2)

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Passed House (11/18/2020)

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support or facilitate Russia's participation in a proceeding of the Group of Seven (a group consisting of the seven largest major advanced economies, as determined by the International Monetary Fund) or to reconstitute the Group of Eight to include Russia. (Russia was disinvited from the Group of Eight in 2014 after it occupied parts of Ukraine, including the Crimea region.)

This prohibition shall terminate after

  • the Department of State and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence certify that Russia has halted all interference into the elections of certain countries, including the United States and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states;
  • the State Department certifies that Russia has ended its occupation of Crimea and certain parts of Georgia; and
  • the State Department certifies that Russia is complying with its commitments and taking specified actions related to these areas.