[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 996 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 996

   Encouraging companies headquartered in the United States to cease 
   operations and halt future investments in the Russian Federation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2022

Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Feenstra, and 
Mr. Calvert) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Encouraging companies headquartered in the United States to cease 
   operations and halt future investments in the Russian Federation.

Whereas, on February 21, 2022, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin 
        violated Ukraine's sovereignty by ordering an unprovoked and illegal 
        war;
Whereas this unprovoked attack has caused immense human suffering and 
        displacement amongst the people of Ukraine;
Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that 596 
        civilians, including 43 children, have been killed, and 1,076 have been 
        injured as of March 13, 2022;
Whereas, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, more than 2,500,000 
        Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes; and
Whereas American companies are pulling their operations and investments out of 
        Russia in response to the invasion, including Airbnb, Inc., the American 
        Express Company, Apple, Inc., Baker McKenzie, Dell, Expedia Group, Inc., 
        ExxonMobil Corporation, Electronic Arts, Inc., Ford Motor Company, 
        General Motors Company, Google, LLC, Harley-Davidson, Inc., Hewlett-
        Packard Development Company, Intel Corporation, Levi Strauss & Co., 
        Mastercard, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Netflix, Inc., Paramount 
        Pictures Corporation, Paypal Holdings, Inc., Universal Pictures, Visa, 
        Inc., Walt Disney Company, and many more: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) lauds United States-headquartered companies that have 
        ceased operations in the Russian Federation in response to 
        Vladimir Putin's aggression; and
            (2) encourages United States-headquartered companies to 
        cease operations in the Russian Federation while Vladimir Putin 
        carries out his war of aggression.
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