Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine).
Before taking any action to waive or otherwise limit the application of sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, the President shall submit to specified congressional committees a report that: (1) describes the proposed action; and (2) certifies that the Russian government has ceased ordering or supporting acts intended to undermine Ukraine's peace, security, stability,sovereignty, or territorial integrity and has ceased cyber attacks against the U.S. government and U.S. persons and entities.
During the 120-day period following a report's submission: (1) the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs shall review such report and certification, and (2) the President may not take action to waive or otherwise limit the application of such sanctions.
The President may not take action to waive or otherwise limit the application of sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation: (1) for 12 days after the date of passage by both Houses of Congress of a congressional joint resolution disapproving such action, (2) for 10 days after the the President vetoes such joint resolution, and (3) if such joint resolution is enacted as provided for by this bill.
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[H.R. 1059 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1059
To provide for congressional oversight of actions to waive, suspend,
reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of
sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 15, 2017
Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Kinzinger, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Turner)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary,
Rules, and Ways and Means, 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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A BILL
To provide for congressional oversight of actions to waive, suspend,
reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of
sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, 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 ``Russia Sanctions Review Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13694.
Executive Order 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 18077; relating to blocking the
property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-
enabled activities), as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions
imposed pursuant to that Executive order, shall remain in effect.
SEC. 3. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS IMPOSING SANCTIONS IN RELATION
TO THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--The Executive orders specified in subsection (b),
and sanctions imposed pursuant to such Executive orders, shall remain
in effect.
(b) Executive Orders Specified.--The Executive orders specified in
this subsection are the following:
(1) Executive Order 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to
blocking property of certain persons contributing to the
situation in Ukraine) (as in effect on January 1, 2017).
(2) Executive Order 13661 (79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to
blocking property of additional persons contributing to the
situation in Ukraine) (as in effect on January 1, 2017).
(3) Executive Order 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to
blocking property of additional persons contributing to the
situation in Ukraine) (as in effect on January 1, 2017).
(4) Executive Order 13685 (79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating to
blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain
transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine) (as
in effect on January 1, 2017).
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Submission to Congress of Policy Changes to Sanctions on the
Russian Federation.--Before taking any action to waive, suspend,
reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of
sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a
report that--
(1) describes the proposed action; and
(2) certifies that the Government of the Russian Federation
has ceased--
(A) ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing,
supporting, or financing, significant acts intended to
undermine the peace, security, stability, sovereignty,
or territorial integrity of Ukraine, including through
an agreement between the appropriate parties; and
(B) cyberattacks against the United States
Government and United States persons.
(b) Period for Review by Congress.--
(1) In general.--During the 120-calendar-day period
following submission by the President of a report under
subsection (a), the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives shall, as appropriate, hold hearings and
briefings and otherwise obtain information in order to fully
review the report and the certification required by subsection
(a)(2).
(2) Limitation on actions during initial congressional
review period.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during the period for congressional review provided for under
paragraph (1), the President may not waive, suspend, reduce,
provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of
sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.
(3) Limitation on actions during presidential consideration
of a joint resolution of disapproval.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval
passes both Houses of Congress in accordance with subsection
(c), the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide
relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions
with respect to the Russian Federation, for a period of 12
calendar days following the date of passage of the joint
resolution of disapproval.
(4) Limitation on actions during congressional
reconsideration of a joint resolution of disapproval.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a joint
resolution of disapproval passes both Houses of Congress in
accordance with subsection (c), and the President vetoes the
joint resolution, the President may not waive, suspend, reduce,
provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of
sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, for a period
of 10 calendar days following the date of the President's veto.
(c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--
(1) Joint resolution of disapproval defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``joint resolution of disapproval'' means
a joint resolution of either House of Congress the sole matter
after the resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That
Congress disapproves of the action proposed by the President in
the report submitted to Congress under section 4(a) of the
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 on ____.'', with the blank
space being filled with the appropriate date.
(2) Effect of enactment.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the President may not take any action to
waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit
the application of sanctions with respect to the Russian
Federation, if a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted in
accordance with this subsection.
(3) Introduction.--During the 120-calendar-day period
provided for under subsection (b)(1), a joint resolution of
disapproval may be introduced--
(A) in the House of Representatives, by the
majority leader or the minority leader; and
(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the
majority leader's designee) or the minority leader (or
the minority leader's designee).
(4) Floor consideration in house of representatives.--
(A) Reporting and discharge.--If a committee of the
House of Representatives to which a joint resolution of
disapproval has been referred has not reported the
resolution within 10 legislative days after the date of
referral, that committee shall be discharged from
further consideration thereof.
(B) Proceeding to consideration.--Beginning on the
third legislative day after each committee to which a
joint resolution of disapproval has been referred
reports it to the House or has been discharged from
further consideration thereof, it shall be in order to
move to proceed to consider the resolution in the
House. All points of order against the motion are
waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the
House has disposed of a motion to proceed on the
resolution. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the motion to its adoption without
intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is
disposed of shall not be in order.
(C) Consideration.--The joint resolution of
disapproval shall be considered as read. All points of
order against the resolution and against its
consideration are waived. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the resolution to final
passage without intervening motion except two hours of
debate equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of
the resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A
motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the
resolution shall not be in order.
(5) Consideration in the senate.--
(A) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of
disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
(B) Reporting and discharge.--If the Committee on
Foreign Relations has not reported a joint resolution
of disapproval within 10 session days after the date of
referral of the resolution, that committee shall be
discharged from further consideration of the resolution
and the resolution shall be placed on the appropriate
calendar.
(C) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in
order at any time after the Committee on Foreign
Relations reports the joint resolution of disapproval
to the Senate or has been discharged from its
consideration (even though a previous motion to the
same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed
to the consideration of the resolution, and all points
of order against the resolution (and against
consideration of the resolution) are waived. The motion
to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject
to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to
shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the
consideration of the resolution is agreed to, the
resolution shall remain the unfinished business until
disposed of.
(D) Debate.--Debate on the joint resolution of
disapproval, and on all debatable motions and appeals
in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more
than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between
the majority and minority leaders or their designees. A
motion to further limit debate is in order and not
debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or
a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the resolution is not
in order.
(E) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage shall
occur immediately following the conclusion of the
debate on the joint resolution of disapproval and a
single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if
requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate.
(F) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals
from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may
be, to the procedure relating to the joint resolution
of disapproval shall be decided without debate.
(G) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in the
Senate of any veto message with respect to the joint
resolution of disapproval, including all debatable
motions and appeals in connection with the resolution,
shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided
between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the
minority leader or their designees.
(6) Rules relating to senate and house of
representatives.--
(A) Coordination with action by other house.--If,
before the passage by one House of a joint resolution
of disapproval of that House, that House receives a
joint resolution of disapproval from the other House,
the following procedures shall apply:
(i) The joint resolution of disapproval of
the other House shall not be referred to a
committee.
(ii) With respect to the joint resolution
of disapproval of the House receiving the joint
resolution of disapproval from the other
House--
(I) the procedure in that House
shall be the same as if no joint
resolution of disapproval had been
received from the other House; but
(II) the vote on passage shall be
on the joint resolution of disapproval
of the other House.
(B) Treatment of a resolution of other house.--If
one House fails to introduce a joint resolution of
disapproval, the joint resolution of disapproval of the
other House shall be entitled to expedited floor
procedures under this subsection.
(C) Treatment of house resolution in senate.--If,
following passage of the joint resolution of
disapproval in the Senate, the Senate then receives a
joint resolution of disapproval from the House of
Representatives, the joint resolution of disapproval of
the House shall not be debatable.
(D) Application to revenue measures.--The
provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the
House of Representatives to a joint resolution of
disapproval that is a revenue measure.
(7) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This
subsection is enacted by Congress--
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively,
and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each
House, respectively, but applicable only with respect
to the procedure to be followed in that House in the
case of a joint resolution of disapproval, and
supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is
inconsistent with such rules; and
(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the
case of any other rule of that House.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership.--
The term ``appropriate congressional committees and
leadership'' means--
(A) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign
Relations, and the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee
on Financial Services, the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and
the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority
leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.