US Congress House Bill 955 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 26-10)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - Referred to House Armed Services
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To authorize assistance and sustainment to the military and national security forces of Ukraine. This bill authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance (including training, equipment, lethal weapons of a defensive nature, logistics support, supplies, and services) to the military and national security forces of Ukraine through September 30, 2017, to help Ukraine: (1) secure its sovereign territory against foreign aggressors, (2) protect the Ukrainian people from attacks posed by Russian-backed separatists, and (3) promote the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict.

To authorize assistance and sustainment to the military and national security forces of Ukraine.

Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-12	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2015-02-12	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-02-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2015-02-12	House	Introduced in House

HB1735 (Related) 2015-10-22 - Vetoed by President.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/955/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr955/BILLS-114hr955ih.pdf