Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/6/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- 2017-02-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- 2017-02-15Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
- 2017-02-15Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
- 2017-02-15Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
- 2017-02-15Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
- 2017-02-15Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
- 2017-02-15Introduced in House
- 2017-02-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-15 (00)
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine).
Before taking any action to waive or otherwise limit the application of sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, the President shall submit to specified congressional committees a report that: (1) describes the proposed action; and (2) certifies that the Russian government has ceased ordering or supporting acts intended to undermine Ukraine's peace, security, stability,sovereignty, or territorial integrity and has ceased cyber attacks against the U.S. government and U.S. persons and entities.
During the 120-day period following a report's submission: (1) the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs shall review such report and certification, and (2) the President may not take action to waive or otherwise limit the application of such sanctions.
The President may not take action to waive or otherwise limit the application of sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation: (1) for 12 days after the date of passage by both Houses of Congress of a congressional joint resolution disapproving such action, (2) for 10 days after the the President vetoes such joint resolution, and (3) if such joint resolution is enacted as provided for by this bill.
Cosponsors (20)
- Thomas Rooney (R-FL)
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- RICHARD NEAL (D-MA)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Charles Dent (R-PA)
- Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
- Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
- MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)
- John Delaney (D-MD)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Subjects
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Europe
- Foreign property
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Ukraine
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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