HRES 959
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
Europe
International organizations and cooperation
Russia
United Nations
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress does not recognize the Russian Federation as the inheritor of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics seat as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives
- does not recognize Russia as the inheritor of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' seat as a permanent member on the U.N. Security Council, and
- encourages the Biden Administration to take all necessary action at the United Nations to remove Russia from its position as a permanent member of the Security Council.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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