To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person that knowingly participates in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing factual basis for sanctions: Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014, constructed the Kerch Strait Bridge, launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, uses Crimea and mandates presidential sanctions against any foreign person knowingly participating in construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge connecting Russian mainland to Crimea. It relies on sanction, ban, and waiver. The main policy areas are Housing and Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
Ukraine would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Foreign persons building Crimea-Russia infrastructure could face higher barriers, Russian construction companies could lose revenue opportunities, and Russian Federation would be affected.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings establishing factual basis for sanctions: Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014, constructed the Kerch Strait Bridge, launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, uses Crimea...
- Mandates presidential sanctions against any foreign person knowingly participating in construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge connecting Russian mainland to Crimea.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing factual basis for sanctions: Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014, constructed the Kerch Strait Bridge, launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, uses Crimea and mandates presidential sanctions against any foreign person knowingly participating in construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge connecting Russian mainland to Crimea.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings establishing factual basis for sanctions: Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014, constructed the Kerch Strait Bridge, launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, uses Crimea and mandates presidential sanctions against any foreign person knowingly participating in construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge connecting Russian mainland to Crimea.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Ukraine
Identified Costs
- Foreign persons building Crimea-Russia infrastructure
- Russian construction companies
- Russian Federation
- Chinese infrastructure companies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Mr. Meeks (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Chinese infrastructure companies, Foreign persons building Crimea-Russia infrastructure, Russian construction companies
Russian Federation, Ukraine
Positive-direction: Ukraine
Negative-direction: Russian Federation
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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