[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6905 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6905

To provide for the withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment with 
            the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2022

  Mr. Rice of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment with 
            the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defund Putin Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT WITH THE RUSSIAN 
              FEDERATION.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of the Russia and Moldova 
Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112- 208; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note) or any other 
provision of law, effective on the date of the enactment of this Act 
normal trade relations treatment shall not apply pursuant to section 
102 of that Act to the products of the Russian Federation.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS, 
              PETROCHEMICALS, AND COAL FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND 
              THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the 
importation of petroleum, natural gas, petrochemicals, and coal from 
the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
    (b) Regulations.--The President shall promulgate such regulations 
as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out this section.
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