Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act
- Last Action
- 2/16/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
- 2017-01-12Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2017-01-12Introduced in House
- 2017-01-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-12 (00)
Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act
This bill states that is U.S. policy to not recognize the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.
The bill prohibits any federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes or implies recognition of the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.
The President may waive such prohibitions if such a waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests.
Cosponsors (20)
- STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
- MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- F. SENSENBRENNER (R-WI)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- Ted Poe (R-TX)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Peter Roskam (R-IL)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- Ryan Costello (R-PA)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI)
Subjects
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Russia
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Ukraine
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