[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6994 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6994

    To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian 
Federation's claim of sovereignty over any part of Ukraine (to include 
    Crimea), its airspace, or its territorial waters, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2022

  Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian 
Federation's claim of sovereignty over any part of Ukraine (to include 
    Crimea), its airspace, or its territorial waters, 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 ``Ukraine Sovereignty Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNITION OF THE RUSSIAN 
              FEDERATION'S CLAIM OF SOVEREIGNTY.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States not 
to recognize the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over any 
part of Ukraine (to include Crimea), its airspace, or its territorial 
waters.
    (b) Prohibition.--In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal 
department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that 
implies recognition of--
            (1) the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over any 
        part of Ukraine (to include Crimea), its airspace, or its 
        territorial waters; and
            (2) the claims of sovereignty of the ``Donetsk People's 
        Republic'', the ``Luhansk People's Republic'', or any other 
        closely related successor entities.
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