[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 546 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 546

  Disapproving the Russian Federation's inclusion in future Group of 
   Seven summits until it respects the territorial integrity of its 
    neighbors and adheres to the standards of democratic societies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 30, 2019

  Mr. Sires (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gallego, Ms. 
Hill of California, and Mr. Cohen) submitted the following resolution; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Disapproving the Russian Federation's inclusion in future Group of 
   Seven summits until it respects the territorial integrity of its 
    neighbors and adheres to the standards of democratic societies.

Whereas, in 2014, Russia illegally occupied Ukraine's Crimea region and parts of 
        eastern Ukraine;
Whereas these actions are in direct violation of fundamental principles of 
        international law, as well as the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki 
        Final Act, and the 1994 Budapest Memorandum;
Whereas, in 1998, the Group of Seven invited Russia to join the group in an 
        effort to encourage continued political and economic reforms in Russia;
Whereas, in March 2014, the Group of Eight suspended Russia as a direct result 
        of its actions in Ukraine, and instead continued as the Group of Seven;
Whereas, on April 3, 2014, President Barack Obama signed into law the Support 
        for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of 
        Ukraine Act of 2014, which states that ``it is the policy of the United 
        States that the continued participation of the Russian Federation in the 
        Group of Eight (G-8) nations should be conditioned on the Government of 
        the Russian Federation respecting the territorial integrity of its 
        neighbors and accepting and adhering to the norms and standards of free, 
        democratic societies as generally practiced by every other member nation 
        of the G-8 nations.'';
Whereas, since 2014, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has continued to 
        violate international law in Ukraine's Crimea region and elsewhere, and 
        has continued to undermine democracy and human rights both at home and 
        abroad; and
Whereas, on August 26, 2019, President Donald Trump, announced his intention to 
        invite the President of Russia to next year's Group of Seven summit: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) reiterates its unwavering support for the sovereignty 
        and territorial integrity of Ukraine;
            (2) condemns Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine, 
        including the illegal occupation of Crimea and ongoing 
        destabilization of eastern Ukraine;
            (3) condemns the Kremlin's assaults on democratic societies 
        worldwide, including in the United States and other Group of 
        Seven countries;
            (4) reaffirms its full support for the suspension of Russia 
        from the Group of Eight;
            (5) calls on all leaders of the Group of Seven to oppose 
        the readmission of Russia unless and until it has ended its 
        occupation of all of Ukraine's sovereign territory, including 
        Crimea, and halts its attacks on democracies worldwide; and
            (6) disapproves of Russia's inclusion in future Group of 
        Seven summits until it respects the territorial integrity of 
        its neighbors and adheres to the standards of democratic 
        societies.
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