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Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 2023

Introduced: May 5, 2023 Introduced by: Fallon, Pat Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 2023

This bill requires the President and the Department of State to provide Congress with certain information related to the conflict in Ukraine.

The bill requires the President to determine, within 60 days of receiving a request from Congress, whether a person (individual or entity) described in the request meets the criteria to be subject to a sanctions law that targets those who commit serious human rights abuses in territory forcibly occupied by Russia. The President must submit a report to Congress stating whether the President imposed or intends to impose sanctions on any person described in such a request.


What's happening now April 26, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2885: Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2885/
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"H.R. 2885: Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2885/.
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H.R. 2885, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2885/.
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