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HR 93 114th Congress House

Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act

Official title: To prohibit United States Government recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Introduced: May 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
International Affairs EuropeForeign aid and international reliefRussiaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusUkraine
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 11, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 11, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act

States that is U.S. policy to not recognize the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.

Prohibits any federal department or agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes or implies recognition of the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.

Authorizes the President to waive such prohibitions if vital to U.S. national security interests.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 3
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 26, 2016
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 28, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jul 28, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Jul 15, 2015
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 12, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 12, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 93: Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-93/
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"H.R. 93: Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-93/.
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H.R. 93, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-93/.
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