House Simple Resolution 172
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 6, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
172
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that:
- the Russian Federation has engaged in a widespread hacking and misinformation campaign in order to influence politics and elections in democracies throughout Europe;
- Russian officials have expressed their desire to divide the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance, weaken democratic institutions, and support extremist, pro-Moscow candidates throughout Europe;
- Russia should immediately cease all hacking and cyber-attacks aimed at European governments, political parties, government officials, election entities, and public information systems; and
- it is U.S. government policy to sanction entities and individuals within Russia or associated with the Russian government engaged in hacking, cyber-attacks, and propaganda campaigns with the intention of interfering in democratic elections.
March 6, 2017
05/18/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
03/06/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/06/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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