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.
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.
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Mar 2022
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Introduced Mar 8, 2022
Last action Mar 8, 2022
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Mar 8, 2022
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
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lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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