RUSSIA
Addresses
Hungarian Revolution Anniversary: Louis S. Segesvary, American Hungarian Federation, E1522 [23OC]
——— Marion Smith, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, E1523 [23OC]
State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]
Tribute to Boris Nemtsov: Senator McCain, S6601 [10SE]
Amendments
Savchenko, Nadiya V.: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot (H. Res. 50), H6184 [22SE]
——— call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot (S. Res. 52), S1009 [12FE]
Ukraine: condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (S. Res. 72), S1829, S1831, S1832 [24MR]
Articles and editorials
Credibility Gap, S1093 [25FE]
Deadly Fighting Tests Truce in Ukraine, S3734 [4JN]
Long War in Syria—The Trees, the Forest, and All the King’s Men, H7128 [22OC]
New Cold War’s Arctic Front, S4096 [11JN]
Plan To End Syrian Crisis, H7195 [27OC]
Russia Blamed, U.S. Taxpayers on the Hook, as Fracking Boom Collapses, E42 [9JA]
Bills and resolutions
Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions (see S. 66), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 4036), H8279 [17NO]
Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2067), H2497 [28AP]
Donbass People’s Militia: impose sanctions against persons who provide material support or resources, or to affiliates, associated groups, or agents of such militia (see H.R. 56), H38 [6JA]
International relations: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Joanne King Herring and posthumously to Charles Wilson and Gustav L. Avrakotos (see H.R. 438), H479 [21JA]
——— prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 93), H39 [6JA]
Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (see S. Res. 93), S1217 [2MR]
——— commend Russian opposition efforts, express condolences for death, condemn and call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (see S. Res. 96), S1303 [4MR]
——— condemn murder, offer condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues, express solidarity with the Russian people, and call for an international investigation into this crime (see H. Res. 227), H2654 [29AP]
Savchenko, Nadiya V.: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot (see S. Res. 52), S590 [28JA] (see H. Res. 50), H582 [26JA]
Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1035 [12FE]
——— condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (see S. Res. 68), S772 [4FE] (see S. Res. 72), S900 [10FE]
——— enhance assistance to defend against further aggression by Russia and Russian-backed separatists (see H.R. 4305), H10710 [18DE]
——— provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (see S. 452), S926 [11FE]
——— provide military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity (see H. Res. 162), H1848 [23MR]
——— support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H4861 [7JY]
Women: support empowerment and human rights for women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign (see S. Res. 262), S6894 [22SE]
Letters
Limit use of Russian RD–180 rocket engines on military space launches: Senator McCain, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8696 [16DE]
Messages
National Emergency Relative to Ukraine: President Obama, S1245 [3MR], H1564 [3MR]
Remarks in House
Air Force: anniversary of last covert airborne reconnaissance mission into Berlin, Germany, E1337 [22SE]
Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E79 [20JA], E91 [21JA], E106 [22JA], E109 [26JA]
Baltic States: anniversary of Welles Declaration condemning Soviet occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, E1111 [23JY]
BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation: tribute to ‘‘Warplanes to Siberia’’ project, E143 [2FE]
Crimea: prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation, H3162 [14MY]
Dept. of Defense: military response to Russian violations of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty funding, H4072, H4073 [10JN]
——— oppose Russian sale of advanced weaponry and maintain terror-related sanctions as part of a nuclear program agreement with Iran, H3176 [14MY]
——— U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and Joint Interagency Task Force South funding to combat drug trafficking and terrorism in the Western Hemisphere, H3176 [14MY]
Dept. of Energy: Savannah River Site Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication Facility funding, H1040 [13FE]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H9678 [17DE]
——— develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7259 [28OC]
——— impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine, E1496 [21OC]
Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E1522, E1523 [23OC]
International relations: call to respect the rights of countries to make their own sovereign choices relative to international partnerships, H5119 [14JY]
——— continued violations of international security, economic, and human rights commitments, E1515 [22OC]
Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, H1175 [26FE], E264, E265, E275 [27FE], E282 [2MR], E323 [13MR]
——— anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku, E263 [27FE]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz international human spaceflight test project, H3905 [4JN]
Nemtsov, Boris: condemn murder and offer condolences to family and supporters, H1604 [4MR], E412 [25MR]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H401 [14JA]
——— evaluation of foreign policy, H5122 [14JY], H6309 [29SE]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on funding of political parties and non-governmental organizations in former Soviet states by Russia and on Russian security and intelligence services, H4411, H4412 [16JN]
Olympic Games: anniversary of 1980 U.S. v. U.S.S.R. men’s hockey game, H1091 [24FE]
Permanent Court of Arbitration: ruling that Russia violated the Energy Charter Treaty when it expropriated Yukos Oil Co., assets, E1084 [20JY]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H613 [27JA]
Poland: anniversary of airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals, E463 [13AP]
——— anniversary of Katyn Massacre by Soviet police, E1279 [15SE]
Russia: continued violations of international security, economic, and human rights commitments, E1515 [22OC]
Savchenko, Nadiya V.: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, H1726 [18MR]
——— call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot (H. Res. 50), H620 [27JA], H2492 [28AP], H6183–H6185 [22SE]
South Carolina: enforcement of fines against the Dept. of Energy for failure to complete Savannah River Site Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication Facility by established deadline, H9313 [15DE]
Syria: condemn atrocities committed by Bashar al-Assad and his regime, H6170 [18SE]
Terrorism: assessment of airstrikes in Syria, H6712 [30SE], H6800 [6OC]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): limit implementation funding, H3182–H3184 [14MY]
Ukraine: anniversary of Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932–1933, E1606 [5NO]
——— condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for U.S. support of the Ukrainian Government and armed forces in opposing Russia’s actions, H1726 [18MR]
——— prohibit funding to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion, H4123 [10JN]
——— provide military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity (H. Res. 162), H1824–H1829 [23MR]
——— provide weapons for defense against Russian military, H903 [10FE]
——— support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (H. Res. 348), H7007–H7009 [20OC], E1496 [21OC]
Remarks in Senate
Arctic regions: implementation of national strategy for development, S1289–S1291 [4MR]
Dept. of Defense: develop strategy to protect national security interests in the Arctic, S4278 [18JN]
——— limit use of Russian RD–180 rocket engine on military space launches, S4074 [11JN]
——— limit use of Russian RD–180 rocket engines on military space launches, S8694–S8697, S8699–S8701 [16DE]
——— maintain Arctic airborne brigade, S4096 [11JN]
——— national security issues, S959 [12FE]
Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Greece and Ukraine, S7311 [20OC]
Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S7611 [29OC], S8008 [17NO]
Iran: assess whether Russia is providing Iran any weapons systems in violation of the U.N. Security Council resolution on Iranian nonproliferation or sophisticated air defense systems, S2665 [6MY]
Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, S1197 [27FE]
Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (S. Res. 93), S1395 [10MR]
——— commend Russian opposition efforts, express condolences for death, condemn and call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (S. Res. 96), S1296 [4MR], S1402 [11MR]
——— condemn murder and offer condolences to family and supporters, S6601 [10SE]
Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S973 [12FE], S1090–S1095 [25FE], S1416 [11MR], S1478–S1481 [12MR], S1552–S1555 [16MR], S7055 [1OC], S7198–S7200 [7OC]
——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S6626–S6629 [15SE], S6680–S6682 [16SE]
Power resources: report on energy security issues involving Europe and Russia and propose ways to help vulnerable allies and partners with energy security, S3659, S3661 [3JN], S3905–S3907 [9JN]
Sakharov, Andrei: condemn treatment of Nobel Prize recipient for peace relative to his criticism of communist government in the Soviet Union, S6921 [24SE]
Savchenko, Nadiya V.: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, S4611 [24JN]
——— call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot (S. Res. 52), S1010 [12FE]
Shaheen, Senator: report on trip to Greece and Ukraine, S7450–S7452 [22OC]
Terrorism: assessment of airstrikes in Syria, S7019 [30SE], S7072 [1OC]
Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces, S3657 [3JN], S3998–S4000 [10JN], S4611 [24JN]
——— condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (S. Res. 72), S1831 [24MR]
——— condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for U.S. support of the Ukrainian Government and armed forces in opposing Russia’s actions, S565 [28JA], S847 [9FE], S887, S891 [10FE], S1107–S1109 [25FE], S3377–S3379 [1JN], S8747 [17DE]
——— provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists, S1758 [24MR], S4074 [11JN]
——— provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (S. 452), S928 [11FE]
——— support democracy and anti-corruption efforts, S8521 [9DE]
Texts of
H. Res. 50, call for Russia to release Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya V. Savchenko, H6183 [22SE]
H. Res. 162, provide Ukraine military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, H1825 [23MR]
H. Res. 348, support Ukraine’s right to freely elect their government and determine their future, H7007 [20OC]
S. 452, Defense of Ukraine Act, S929 [11FE]
S. Res. 52, call for Russia to release Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko, S607 [28JA]
S. Res. 68, condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, S785 [4FE]
S. Res. 72, condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, S903 [10FE], S1831 [24MR]
S. Res. 93, commend Russian opposition efforts and call for investigation of murder of Boris Nemtsov, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators, S1219 [2MR]
S. Res. 96, commend Russian opposition efforts, express condolences for death, condemn and call for investigation of murder of Boris Nemtsov, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators, S1307 [4MR]
S. Res. 262, support empowerment and human rights of women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign, S6898 [22SE]