HRES 172
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
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Computer security and identity theft
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Europe
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Russia
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Subversive activities
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or…
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that:
- the Russian Federation has engaged in a widespread hacking and misinformation campaign in order to influence politics and elections in democracies throughout Europe;
- Russian officials have expressed their desire to divide the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance, weaken democratic institutions, and support extremist, pro-Moscow candidates throughout Europe;
- Russia should immediately cease all hacking and cyber-attacks aimed at European governments, political parties, government officials, election entities, and public information systems; and
- it is U.S. government policy to sanction entities and individuals within Russia or associated with the Russian government engaged in hacking, cyber-attacks, and propaganda campaigns with the intention of interfering in democratic elections.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
21
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Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Castro, Joaquin
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Frankel, Lois
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Kaptur, Marcy
D
Kelly, Robin L.
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Meng, Grace
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Titus, Dina
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Sewell, Terri A.
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Keating, William R.
D
McGovern, James P.
Roskam, Peter
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 172: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-172/
"H. Res. 172: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-172/.
H. Res. 172, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-172/.
[H. Res. 172: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-172/)