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Commending the Department of Justice for its investigation into the interference by the Russian Federation in the 2016 United States Presidential election, and maintaining that the Russian Federation…

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Commending the Department of Justice for its investigation into the interference by the Russian Federation in the 2016 United States Presidential election, and maintaining that the Russian Federation must be held accountable for its actions.

Introduced: July 23, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 23, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends the Department of Justice for its investigation into the interference in the 2016 presidential election. Expresses agreement with the U.S. intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered with the election.

Calls for the implementation of mandatory sanctions to deter and punish Russia's election interference.

What's happening now September 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1015: Commending the Department of Justice for its investigation into the interference by the Russian Federation in the 2016 United States Presidential election, and maintaining that the Russian Federation must be held accountable for its actions.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-1015/
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"H. Res. 1015: Commending the Department of Justice for its investigation into the interference by the Russian Federation in the 2016 United States Presidential election, and maintaining that the Russian Federation must be held accountable for its actions.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-1015/.
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H. Res. 1015, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-1015/.
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[H. Res. 1015: Commending the Department of Justice for its investigation into the interference by the Russian Federation in the 2016 United States Presidential election, and maintaining that the Russian Federation must be held accountable for its actions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-1015/)
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