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S. 4620 117th Congress Senate

Countering Communist China’s Financing of Russia’s War on Ukraine Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 to impose sanctions with respect to the shipment or transshipment of petrole… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 to impose sanctions with respect to the shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples' Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 26, 2022
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 Latest action July 26, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Countering Communist China's Financing of Russia's War on Ukraine Act

This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on any entity that insures or registers a vessel engaged in the shipment or transshipment of any petroleum product or liquefied natural gas product from Russia to China. The sanctions terminate when Russia has withdrawn all military and paramilitary forces from Ukraine.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 2 Republican 2
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 26, 2022
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jul 26, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4620: Countering Communist China’s Financing of Russia’s War on Ukraine Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4620/
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"S. 4620: Countering Communist China’s Financing of Russia’s War on Ukraine Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4620/.
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S. 4620, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4620/.
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