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H.R. 8718 119th Congress House

Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act

Official title: To impose sanctions on foreign persons and foreign governments participating in or facilitating the recruitment of foreign nationals from African countries for… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To impose sanctions on foreign persons and foreign governments participating in or facilitating the recruitment of foreign nationals from African countries for the purpose of fighting in the war in Ukraine.

Introduced: May 7, 2026 Introduced by: Joe Wilson Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
May 7, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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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 Cosponsors 2
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 14, 2026
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · May 7, 2026
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8718: Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8718/
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"H.R. 8718: Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8718/.
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H.R. 8718, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8718/.
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