HARM Act
Summary
Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries Act or the HARM Act This bill requires the Department of State to designate the PMC Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization. Such designation also applies to any affiliated and successor entities undertaking malign activities against the United States and its allies or partners. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.) The President may waive the application of sanctions against these entities if the President determines it to be in the national interest.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 1, 2022
Last action Dec 1, 2022
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Dec 1, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Dec 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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