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HARM Act

Introduced: April 17, 2023 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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Jul 25, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 147.

Jul 25, 2023

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Jul 13, 2023

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Feb 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Feb 14, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries Act or the HARM Act

This bill requires the Department of State to designate the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization. Such designation also applies to any affiliated and successor entities undertaking malign activities against the United States and its allies or partners.

(Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.)

The President may waive the application of sanctions against these entities if the President determines it to be in the national interest.

What's happening now July 25, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 147.

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