[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 696 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 696

  Recognizing the American people's commitment to rebuilding Ukraine.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2022

 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Blumenthal, 
  Mr. Portman, and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following resolution; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the American people's commitment to rebuilding Ukraine.

Whereas Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has generated massive levels of 
        human and economic suffering in the sovereign nation of Ukraine;
Whereas, according to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Putin's war has 
        caused more than 7,000,000 civilians to flee from Ukraine since February 
        24, 2022;
Whereas, according to the World Bank, Putin's war will cause Ukraine's economy 
        to shrink by 45.1 percent during 2022;
Whereas, according to the World Bank, Putin's war in Ukraine has created almost 
        $60,000,000,000 worth of damage to buildings and infrastructure; and
Whereas Ukrainian civilians are being killed every day and the true number of 
        Ukrainian civilian casualties might never be known: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes that the United States--
                    (A) has long sought to alleviate the suffering of 
                civilians and nations hurt by war; and
                    (B) remains committed to ensuring the long-term 
                peace, prosperity, and territorial integrity of 
                Ukraine;
            (2) recognizes that aid packages, such as the Marshall 
        Plan--
                    (A) helped Western Europe recover from the economic 
                damage and human suffering generated by World War II; 
                and
                    (B) did much to promote the stability of global 
                good order nations enjoy today;
            (3) recognizes that an effective Ukrainian reconstruction 
        effort can only be accomplished by working in concert with 
        other nations and international bodies; and
            (4) encourages the United States Government to lead an 
        international group of allies that will equitably contribute to 
        provide the Government of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people with 
        a reconstruction assistance package for the purpose of 
        increasing ties between nations that are seeking a stable 
        international order to counter malign and rogue actors.
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