Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 27, 2017 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-55.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017
This bill directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property blocking sanctions against: (1) a person that engages in significant activities for the government of the Russian Federation that undermine U.S. or allied cyber security, or (2) a foreign person responsible for serious human rights abuses in any territory occupied or controlled by Russia.
The President shall impose specified financial and property sanctions against a person that: (1) engages in a significant transaction on behalf of Russian defense or intelligence sectors; (2) invests specified amounts in Russian petroleum or natural gas resources, energy export pipelines, or civil nuclear projects; (3) purchases or facilitates the issuance of Russian sovereign debt; or (4) contributes to Russia's ability to privatize state-owned assets.
The Department of Homeland Security shall conduct public service campaigns to educate the people of the United States on cyber security threats and protective online practices.
No federal agency shall take any action that recognizes: (1) Russian sovereignty over Crimea, or (2) the independence of South Ossetia or Abkhazia from Georgia.
It is U.S. policy to assist Ukraine in restoring its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Specified executive orders imposing Ukraine-related sanctions shall remain in effect.
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the countries of Europe and Eurasia should redouble efforts to build resilience within their political systems and civil society to counter Russian efforts to undermine democratic institutions.
The Department of State shall report to Congress regarding Russian-controlled media outlets.
The bill establishes in the Treasury the Europe and Eurasia Democracy and Anti-Corruption Fund.
The Department of the Treasury shall establish a task force within the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that focuses on illicit Russian-linked financial flows that interact with the U.S. financial system.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 15, 2017; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Feb 15, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2017 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Hearings Apr 27, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2017Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-55.
- Jan 11, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 11, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1673–S1679, S1682 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Christopher A. Coons D-DE, Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Robert Menendez D-NJ | Mar 8, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1566, S1587 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN, Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1534 | Christopher A. Coons D-DE | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S224 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Jan 11, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-15 | ASSESSING U.S. SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA: NEXT STEPS77 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Mar 15, 2017 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN10946 | Proposals to Impose Sanctions on Russian Sovereign Debt Archived | Insight | Aug 6, 2018 |
| R44775 | Russia: Background and U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Aug 21, 2017 |
| R43895 | U.S. Sanctions and Russia’s Economy Archived | Report | Feb 17, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1751 | Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 29, 2017 |
| HR 2622 | Countering Terrorist Financing Act of 2017 | Related bill | May 24, 2017 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions by the Government of the Russian Federation and other aggressive activities of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Europe and Eurasia Democracy and Anti-Corruption Initiative Act of 2017
- Countering Russian Aggression Act of 2017
- Russian Cyber Intrusions Sanctions Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Asia
- Aviation and airports
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Belarus
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Georgia (Republic)
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government trust funds
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- News media and reporting
- Nuclear power
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Public contracts and procurement
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Syria
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Television and film
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Ukraine
- Visas and passports
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2017Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
