US Congress House Bill 1059 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-15)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine). Before taking any action to waive or otherwise limit the application of sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, the President shall submit to specified congressional committees a report that: (1) describes the proposed action; and (2) certifies that the Russian government has ceased ordering or supporting acts intended to undermine Ukraine's peace, security, stability,sovereignty, or territorial integrity and has ceased cyber attacks against the U.S. government and U.S. persons and entities. During the 120-day period following a report's submission: (1) the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs shall review such report and certification, and (2) the President may not take action to waive or otherwise limit the application of such sanctions. The President may not take action to waive or otherwise limit the application of sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation: (1) for 12 days after the date of passage by both Houses of Congress of a congressional joint resolution disapproving such action, (2) for 10 days after the the President vetoes such joint resolution, and (3) if such joint resolution is enacted as provided for by this bill.

Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017

Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2017-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
2017-02-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-15	House	Introduced in House

SB341 (Same As) 2017-04-27 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-55.
HB2935 (Related) 2017-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1059/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1059/BILLS-115hr1059ih.pdf