[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 41 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 41

Underscoring continued support for the people of Ukraine in their fight 
    against Russia's aggression, reiterating support for Ukraine's 
    independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its 
  internationally recognized borders and its territorial waters, and 
  calling for justice for all atrocity crimes committed by members of 
                      Russia's forces in Ukraine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2023

 Mr. Keating (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wilson of 
 South Carolina, and Mr. Quigley) submitted the following resolution; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Underscoring continued support for the people of Ukraine in their fight 
    against Russia's aggression, reiterating support for Ukraine's 
    independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its 
  internationally recognized borders and its territorial waters, and 
  calling for justice for all atrocity crimes committed by members of 
                      Russia's forces in Ukraine.

Whereas, on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation initiated a full-scale 
        invasion of Ukraine, following on its invasion of Ukraine's Crimea 
        region and other territories in eastern Ukraine in 2014;
Whereas the people of Ukraine have fought bravely and heroically for their 
        independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
        independence, including their choice of democracy for Ukraine;
Whereas the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has caused 
        immense human suffering within Ukraine and around the world, and fueled 
        conflicts within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine, 
        Georgia, and Moldova and violated their territorial integrity, resulting 
        in Russia's occupation of parts of eastern and southern Ukraine, 
        Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and the city of Sevastopol, and Georgia's 
        regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as well as a violation of its 
        neighbors;
Whereas the Lukashenka regime in Belarus is complicit in Russia's full-scale 
        invasion of Ukraine and has allowed the Russian military to use 
        Belarusian territory to attack Ukraine;
Whereas the direct targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure is a 
        violation of international law, and Russia's attacks have resulted in 
        the death of countless Ukrainian civilians across the country;
Whereas the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has resulted in 
        the displacement of millions of Ukrainian civilians both internally and 
        abroad, disproportionally affecting the lives of women and children in 
        Ukraine;
Whereas the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has impeded the 
        export of vital global food supplies resulting in increased food 
        insecurity for the world's most vulnerable populations;
Whereas the Russian Federation's military tactics and calculations have led to 
        outright failure in Ukraine;
Whereas an immense amount of compelling evidence has already been collected 
        indicating that members of the Russian military have committed a wide 
        variety of atrocity crimes in Ukraine and against the Ukrainian people;
Whereas efforts to achieve justice and accountability for atrocity crimes 
        committed by members of Russia's forces in Ukraine have been organized 
        on a national and international level; and
Whereas the Russian Federation's unprecedented full-scale invasion of Ukraine 
        has reached a critical point requiring immediate and decisive action by 
        the international community: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns in the strongest terms the Russian 
        Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine;
            (2) calls on the Russian Federation to cease its war of 
        aggression against Ukraine and remove all of its troops from 
        the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine;
            (3) supports the people of Ukraine in their defense of 
        their country's freedom, independence, and democracy;
            (4) recognizes the immense bravery and resilience shown by 
        the people of Ukraine in the face of Russia's unbridled 
        aggression;
            (5) underscores Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial 
        integrity within its internationally recognized borders;
            (6) reaffirms that the United States will never recognize 
        the Russian Federation's illegal and illegitimate attempted 
        annexation of Ukraine's territory;
            (7) underscores the need for increased punitive actions, in 
        coordination with United States allies and partners, against 
        Russia in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and 
        occupation of sovereign territory of Ukraine;
            (8) strongly supports the seizure of frozen Russian 
        sovereign assets for use by Ukraine, including for its recovery 
        and reconstruction;
            (9) underscores the urgent need for increased security 
        assistance to Ukraine;
            (10) calls for justice and accountability for all 
        responsible for serious violations of international 
        humanitarian law and gross violations of internationally 
        recognized human rights in Ukraine; and
            (11) urges United States allies and partners to increase 
        their assistance to Ukraine and continue to stand together in 
        support of the people of Ukraine in their defense of their 
        country's freedom, independence, and democracy.
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