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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 583 

Commending the Department of Justice for its investigation into the interference by the Russian Federation in the 2016 United States presidential 

election, and maintaining that the Russian Federation must be held 

accountable for its actions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 19, 2018 

Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. COONS) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the Department of Justice for its investigation 

into the interference by the Russian Federation in the 

2016 United States presidential election, and maintaining that the Russian Federation must be held accountable for its actions. 

Whereas, on July 13, 2018, an investigation of the Department of Justice resulted in the indictment of 12 officials 

of the Government of the Russian Federation for interfering with the 2016 United States presidential election; 

Whereas, on July 13, 2018, when speaking about the digital 

infrastructure of the United States being under attack 

from foreign actors, Director of National Intelligence 

Dan Coats stated, ‘‘In regards to state actions, Russia 

has been the most aggressive foreign actor. No question. 


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And they continue their efforts to undermine our democracy.’’; and 

Whereas, on July 16, 2018, in a joint press conference in 

Helsinki, Finland, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, denied that the Russian Federation 

interfered in the 2016 United States presidential election: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commends the Department of Justice for its 

3 thorough investigation into the interference in the 

4 2016 United States presidential election, which re5 sulted in the indictment of 12 intelligence officers of 

6 the Government of the Russian Federation; 

7 (2) agrees with the assessment of the United 

8 States intelligence community that the Russian Fed9 eration interfered with the 2016 United States presi10 dential election, and rejects the Russian Federation’s 

11 denial of such involvement; 

12 (3) reaffirms its position that the Russian Fed13 eration must be held accountable for interfering in 

14 the 2016 United States presidential election; 

15 (4) calls upon relevant committees of the Sen16 ate to exercise congressional oversight, including 

17 prompt hearings and the release of relevant notes 

18 and information, to better understand the impact of 

19 the recent summit in Helsinki, Finland, on the forVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:43 Jul 19, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR583.IS SR583

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1 eign policy and national security of the United 

2 States; and 

3 (5) calls for the immediate and full implementa4 tion of mandatory sanctions provided for in the 

5 Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc6 tions Act (Public Law 115–44; 131 Stat. 886), 

7 which passed the Senate 98–2, to deter and punish 

8 election interference by the Russian Federation. 

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