[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 922 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 922

    To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian 
 Federation's claim of sovereignty over Crimea, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2021

  Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Chabot) 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 Crimea, 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 ``Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition 
Act''.

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

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States not 
to recognize the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over 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 the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty 
over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.
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