HR 476

Summary

No Russian Tunnel to Crimea Act   This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that knowingly participate in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula.   The bill provides exceptions to these sanctions in certain circumstances (such as providing humanitarian assistance or to comply with international obligations). The President may also waive such sanctions on the basis of U.S. national security interests.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks [D-NY-5]

Cosponsors

8

Policy area

International Affairs

Introduced

2025-01-16

Latest action

2025-01-16: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Committee referrals

• Judiciary Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-16
• Foreign Affairs Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-16

Recent actions

• 2025-01-16: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
• 2025-01-16: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
• 2025-01-16: Introduced in House
• 2025-01-16: Introduced in House