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Supporting an independent and democratic Ukraine.

Introduced: February 25, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2022
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This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives

  • stands unequivocally with the Ukrainian people and supports Ukraine's sovereignty and right to self-governance;
  • condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale, unprovoked war on Ukraine and violations of international laws and principles;
  • reaffirms the commitment to work with allies of the free world and the Biden Administration to provide lethal weapons for Ukraine's defense, as well as, nonlethal, diplomatic, intelligence, and humanitarian support to Ukraine;
  • calls on the Biden Administration to immediately enact additional crippling, punitive sanctions on Vladimir Putin and his Russian authoritarian regime as well as appoint a U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine without further delay; and
  • urges all members of international governing bodies to which the Russian Federation belongs to publicly condemn President Putin's aggression.
What's happening now February 25, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 25, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 947: Supporting an independent and democratic Ukraine.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-947/
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"H. Res. 947: Supporting an independent and democratic Ukraine.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-947/.
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H. Res. 947, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-947/.
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[H. Res. 947: Supporting an independent and democratic Ukraine.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-947/)
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