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Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act
To counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine.
Summary
This act establishes U.S. policy that it does not recognize Russian claims of sovereignty over any part of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, including Crimea and specified oblasts. The bill prohibits federal funds from being used to provide assistance to any foreign country that recognizes the independence of, or establishes diplomatic relations with, Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories. The Secretary of State must publish a list of such countries on the State Department website and report to Congress. The Secretary may waive these restrictions if determined to be in the national interest, with justification provided to Congress.
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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD)
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
Actions (3)
- Jan 8, 2026 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1601, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mr. Goldman of New York, and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act”.
SEC. 2. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE.
(a) Statement of Policy.—It is the policy of the United States not to recognize the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over, or independence, of any part of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, including Crimea and Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
(b) Prohibition.—
(1) In general.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to any Federal department or agency may be used to provide assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees—
(A) has recognized the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations with, any region located in the territory of Ukraine that is occupied by the Russian Federation or under the control of Russian- backed separatists, including Crimea and Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts; or
(B) has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine.
(2) Publication of list of central governments.—The Secretary of State shall publish on the Department of State website a list of such central governments in a timely manner.
(3) Waiver.—The Secretary of State may waive the prohibition on assistance required by paragraph (1) with respect to any such central government if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. <all>
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