Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States policy should encourage Russian soldiers to abandon Putin's war with Ukraine, and that Russian soldiers who defect should be granted expedited admission to the United States as refugees if they clear all applicable vetting and security procedures.
Latest action · Mar 8, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 8, 2022
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that U.S. policy should
- encourage Russian soldiers to abandon Vladimir Putin's war with Ukraine,
- grant defecting Russian soldiers expedited admission to the United States as refugees if they clear all applicable vetting and security procedures; and
- incentivize Russian soldiers to turn over any Russian military equipment to Ukraine as part of their surrender, by providing compensation to such a soldier in an amount not more than $100,000, in accordance with the value of such equipment.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 8, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Mar 8, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Mar 8, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1343-1344)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2022Introduced in House
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