H.Res. 969 · 117th Congress · House

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.

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced
Mar 8, 22
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 08, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. MAR 08, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAR 08, 2022IntroReferral

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1343-1344)

    1343Yea
    1344Nay
    0NV
  4. MAR 08, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Committees

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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 8, 2022

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