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Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act

To prohibit the United States Government from recognizing the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 29, 2022

Latest action (Sep 29, 2022) Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee Europe Subcommittee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Foreign Policy

Summary

This bill establishes as official U.S. policy the non-recognition of Russia's claims to sovereignty over any portion of Ukraine's internationally recognized territory, including its airspace and territorial waters. It prohibits all Federal departments and agencies from taking any action or providing assistance that would imply recognition of Russian sovereignty claims over Ukrainian territory.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
16 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Sep 29, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber. · house
  2. Sep 29, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  3. Sep 29, 2022 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 947 — Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 97%
  • HR 1600 — Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition Act · Introduced Jan 8, 2026 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HR 8958 — Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 2022 · Introduced Nov 1, 2022 · Cong. 117 73%
  • S 1241 — Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 1, 2025 · Cong. 119 73%
  • S 682 — Independent and Objective Oversight of Ukrainian Assistance Act · Introduced Feb 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • S 1749 — No United States Recognition of Russian Sovereignty Over Crimea or Any Other Forcibly Seized Ukrainian Territory · Introduced May 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 29, 2022

Mr. Keating (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To prohibit the United States Government from recognizing the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

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 “Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNITION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S CLAIM OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER ANY PORTION OF UKRAINE.

(a) Statement of Policy.—It is the policy of the United States not to recognize the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, including its airspace and its territorial waters.

(b) Prohibition.—In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that implies recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, including its airspace and its territorial waters. <all>

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