BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF

Amendments

Democracy: support people and democratic aspirations and condemn election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by illegitimate Lukashenko regime (S. Res. 345), S448, S454 [1FE]

Foreign trade: suspend normal trade relations treatment (H.R. 7108), S1780 [24MR], S2048 [6AP], H4415 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: prohibit Russian and Belarus nationals from working in national laboratories (see S. 4098), S2189 [27AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from engaging in transactions involving exchange of IMF Special Drawing Rights that are held by Russia or Belarus (see S. 4079), S2131 [25AP] (see H.R. 6899), H1274 [2MR]

Financial institutions: ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by U.S. financial institutions comply with financial sanctions on Russia and Belarus to same extent as institution itself (see H.R. 7066), H3712 [11MR]

Foreign policy: condemn political repression on anniversary of 2020 fraudulent presidential election (see S. Res. 708), S3270 [13JY]

Foreign trade: suspend normal trade relations treatment (see S. 3786), S1059 [8MR] (see H.R. 7014), H1422 [9MR] (see H.R. 7108), H3825 [17MR]

Lumber industry: prohibit importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus (see H.R. 7437), H4431 [7AP]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see S. Res. 559), S1832 [29MR] (see H. Res. 987), H3775 [16MR]

Taxation: deny foreign tax credits or deductions relative to taxes paid or accrued to Russia and Belarus and provide for denial of other tax benefits in connection with Ukraine invasion (see S. 4218), S2493 [12MY] (see H.R. 7901), H5219 [27MY]

Ukraine: impose sanctions on government officials of Russia and Belarus who directly enabled Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 7163), H3853 [18MR]

——— provide for conveyance of seized Russian and Belarusian assets to people of Ukraine (see H.R. 7015), H1422 [9MR]

Letters

Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act: Representative David Scott, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4749 [10MY]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4749 [10MY]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6899, Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act, H4841 [11MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7066, Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act, H4838 [11MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7108, Suspending Normal Trade Relations With Russia and Belarus Act, H3810 [17MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on Senate amendment to H.R. 7108, Suspending Normal Trade Relations With Russia and Belarus Act, H4420 [7AP]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Belarus: President Biden, S2909 [13JN], H5471 [13JN]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 7066, Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act, H4792 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from engaging in transactions involving exchange of IMF Special Drawing Rights that are held by Russia or Belarus (H.R. 6899), H1323 [7MR], H4754, H4755 [10MY], H9849 [14DE]

Financial institutions: ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by U.S. financial institutions comply with financial sanctions on Russia and Belarus to same extent as institution itself (H.R. 7066), H4748–H4750 [10MY]

Foreign trade: suspend normal trade relations treatment (H.R. 7014), E246 [9MR]

——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (H.R. 7108), H3753 [16MR], H3802–H3810 [17MR], H3846 [18MR]

——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (H.R. 7108), Senate amendment, H4414–H4417, H4422, H4427 [7AP]

——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (S. 3786), H1382 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: support people and democratic aspirations and condemn election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by illegitimate Lukashenko regime (S. Res. 345), S452–S455 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from engaging in transactions involving exchange of IMF Special Drawing Rights that are held by Russia or Belarus (H.R. 6899), S4940 [21SE]

Foreign policy: condemn political repression on anniversary of 2020 fraudulent presidential election (S. Res. 708), S3288 [14JY]

——— report on congressional delegation trip to Lithuania, Sweden, and Spain, S3288 [14JY]

Foreign trade: suspend normal trade relations treatment (H.R. 7108), S1230 [17MR], S1263, S1267 [21MR], S1274, S1275, S1283, S1284 [22MR], S1718, S1720–S1723, S1725 [23MR], S1758, S1762–S1767, S1786 [24MR], S1793 [28MR], S2051, S2052 [6AP], S2058, S2060 [7AP]

——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (H.R. 7108), unanimous-consent request, S1721, S1722 [23MR], S1763, S1764 [24MR]

——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (S. 3786), S1075 [10MR]

Nuclear weapons: importance of effective and modern strategic deterrence policy, S2649 [24MY]

Reports filed

Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 7066) (H. Rept. 117–319), H4795 [10MY]

Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6899) (H. Rept. 117–316), H4795 [10MY]

——— Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 6899), S3609 [21JY]

Texts of

H.R. 6899, Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act, H4754 [10MY]

H.R. 7066, Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act, H4748 [10MY]

H.R. 7108, Suspending Normal Trade Relations With Russia and Belarus Act, H3802–H3804 [17MR]

S. Res. 345, support people of Belarus and democratic aspirations and condemn election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by illegitimate Lukashenko regime, S452, S454 [1FE]

S. Res. 559, express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine, S1835 [29MR]

S. Res. 708, condemn political repression on anniversary of 2020 fraudulent presidential election in Belarus, S3277 [13JY]