No United States Recognition of Russian Sovereignty Over Crimea or Any Other Forcibly Seized Ukrainian Territory

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1749 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1749

    To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian 
 Federation's claim of sovereignty over Crimea, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2025

 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Bennet) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian 
 Federation's claim of sovereignty over Crimea, 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 ``No United States Recognition of 
Russian Sovereignty Over Crimea or Any Other Forcibly Seized Ukrainian 
Territory''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNITION OF THE RUSSIAN 
              FEDERATION'S CLAIM OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER CRIMEA.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States not 
to recognize the Government of the Russian Federation's claim of 
sovereignty over Crimea or any other forcibly seized Ukrainian 
territory, including any related airspace or territorial waters.
    (b) Prohibition.--In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal 
department or agency may take any action, extend any nonhumanitarian 
assistance, or spend any funds that implies recognition of the 
Government of the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over Crimea 
or any other forcibly seized Ukrainian territory, unless any such claim 
is formally recognized by the democratically elected Government of 
Ukraine.
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