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HRES 969 117th Congress House International Affairs Citizenship and naturalization Conflicts and wars Europe Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Russia Ukraine

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States policy should encourage Russian soldiers to abandon Putin's war with Ukraine, and that Russian soldiers who defect should be granted expedited admission to the United States as refugees if they clear all applicable vetting and security procedures.

Introduced: March 8, 2022 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 8, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1343-1344)
Mar 8, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that U.S. policy should

  • encourage Russian soldiers to abandon Vladimir Putin's war with Ukraine,
  • grant defecting Russian soldiers expedited admission to the United States as refugees if they clear all applicable vetting and security procedures; and
  • incentivize Russian soldiers to turn over any Russian military equipment to Ukraine as part of their surrender, by providing compensation to such a soldier in an amount not more than $100,000, in accordance with the value of such equipment.
What's happening now March 8, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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