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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 436

Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to support or facilitate the participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of Seven, and for other purposes.

Sponsor
DWilliam R. Keating· Massachusetts
Introduced
January 15, 2025
Policy area
International Affairs
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.January 15, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 436 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 436

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to support or facilitate the 
participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of Seven, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 15, 2025

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 use of Federal funds to support or facilitate the 
participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of Seven, 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. PROHIBITION ON RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE G7.

(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
exclude the Russian Federation from the Group of Seven or reconstitute 
a Group of Eight that includes the Russian Federation.
(b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available to take any action to support or facilitate--
(1) the participation of the Russian Federation in a Group 
of Seven proceeding; or
(2) the reconstitution of a Group of Eight that includes 
the Russian Federation.
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