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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4001 

To require the Secretary of State to use the voice, vote, and influence 

of the United States to suspend participation of the Russian Federation 

in certain international organizations. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 5, 2022 

Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of State to use the voice, vote, 

and influence of the United States to suspend participation of the Russian Federation in certain international 

organizations. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Russian Federation 

5 Suspension Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 


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1 (1) In March and April 2014, the Russian mili2 tary invaded and annexed the Ukrainian peninsula 

3 of Crimea, and the Russian Federation took action 

4 to establish pro-Russian separatist States in the 

5 Donbas region of Ukraine. 

6 (2) The Russian Federation has failed to follow 

7 the cease-fire agreements established by the Minsk 1 

8 and Minsk 2 accords, and conflict has been present 

9 in Ukraine since such invasion and annexation. 

10 (3) Throughout 2021, Russia amassed troops, 

11 weapon systems, and hardware on the border of 

12 Russia and Ukraine. 

13 (4) On December 17, 2021, the Russian Fed14 eration presented the North Atlantic Treaty Organi15 zation (NATO) with a list of security demands, in16 cluding that NATO would never allow Ukraine, or 

17 other former Soviet States, into the alliance. These 

18 demands are non-starters for NATO and its ‘‘open 

19 door policy’’, which dates to the alliance’s founding, 

20 and gives no third-party a say in such deliberations. 

21 These demands were only offered as a justification 

22 for a Russian invasion. 

23 (5) On February 21, 2022, President Vladimir 

24 Putin officially recognized the regions of Donetsk 

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1 national consensus that they remain part of the sov2 ereign territory of Ukraine. 

3 (6) On February 22, 2022, President Putin or4 dered Russian troops to enter Donetsk and Luhansk 

5 on a ‘‘peacekeeping mission’’ while setting the stage 

6 for a larger invasion. 

7 (7) On February 24, 2022, President Putin or8 dered Russian forces to conduct a full-scale invasion, 

9 moving beyond the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk 

10 and initiating attacks throughout broader Ukrainian 

11 territory. 

12 (8) Russian forces continue to devastate 

13 Ukraine’s hospitals, schools, homes, and other civil14 ian infrastructure and to threaten nuclear power 

15 plants with heavy artillery, multi-launch rocket sys16 tems, and munitions systems with no regard for ci17 vilian casualties. 

18 (9) The Russian Federation’s position on the 

19 United Nations Human Rights Council and other 

20 multilateral organizations is predicated on a commit21 ment to international peace and security. Russia has 

22 plainly violated this commitment with its actions. 

23 (10) The precedent for suspending countries 

24 from the United Nations Human Rights Council is 

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1 fi’s violent crackdown on anti-government protestors, 

2 the United Nations General Assembly suspended 

3 Libya’s membership in the Council. 

4 (11) The grave violations of human rights and 

5 the war crimes committed by the Russian Federa6 tion in its invasion of Ukraine undermine the credi7 bility of the United Nations Human Rights Council 

8 while the Russian Federation continues to sit on the 

9 council. It emboldens United States adversaries to 

10 continue to threaten freedom, peace, and security 

11 without fear of being diplomatically cut off from the 

12 international rules-based order. 

13 (12) The Russian Federation has repeatedly 

14 abused INTERPOL’s mechanisms and procedures, 

15 including its Red Notices, to harass and seek the ar16 rest and transfer of dissidents and opponents of the 

17 Kremlin. 

18 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

19 It is the policy of the United States to— 

20 (1) seek suspension of the Russian Federation’s 

21 membership on the United Nations (UN) Human 

22 Rights Council; 

23 (2) seek suspension of the Russian Federation’s 

24 access to INTERPOL systems, block issuance of 

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1 ognize Red Notices issued by the Russian Federa2 tion; 

3 (3) seek suspension of the Russian Federation 

4 from the G20 grouping; 

5 (4) oppose any non-humanitarian loan, grant, 

6 or other action in any international financial institu7 tion, including the World Bank and the Inter8 national Monetary Fund, that could provide re9 sources or relief to the Russian Federation; and 

10 (5) support efforts to censure the Russian Fed11 eration in other multilateral organizations, as appro12 priate. 

13 SEC. 4. ACTIONS REQUIRED. 

14 The Secretary of State shall instruct the United 

15 States Ambassador to the United Nations and the United 

16 States representatives at other international organizations 

17 described in section 3 to use the voice, vote, and influence 

18 of the United States to— 

19 (1) call for the UN Human Rights Council to 

20 convene a special session focused on the human 

21 rights violations committed by the Russian Federa22 tion during its invasion of Ukraine; 

23 (2) oppose the Russian Federation’s member24 ship on the UN Human Rights Council; 


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1 (3) oppose the Russian Federation’s access to 

2 INTERPOL systems; 

3 (4) oppose the Russian Federation’s participa4 tion and membership in the G20 grouping; 

5 (5) oppose any development cooperation, official 

6 development assistance, programmatic or other trust 

7 fund, loan guarantee, or any other form of financial 

8 assistance to the Russian Federation, other than as9 sistance that would immediately support a core 

10 United States national security interest; 

11 (6) oppose any non-humanitarian loan, grant, 

12 or other action by any international financial institu13 tion that could provide financial resources or other 

14 relief to the Russian Federation; and 

15 (7) support efforts to censure the Russian Fed16 eration in other multilateral organizations, as appro17 priate. 

18 SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA ON 

19 INTERPOL. 

20 The United States shall ban the Russian Federation 

21 from accessing any United States information held in 

22 databases maintained by INTERPOL, and United States 

23 law enforcement and executive agencies shall not recognize 

24 Red Notices issued by the Russian Federation. 


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1 SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 

2 The President may terminate the actions required 

3 under sections 3, 4, and 5 after determining and certifying 

4 to Congress that the Russian Federation has— 

5 (1) verifiably withdrawn all of its forces from 

6 all territory of Ukraine that was not occupied or 

7 subject to control by forces or proxies of the Govern8 ment of the Russian Federation before December 1, 

9 2021; and 

10 (2) ceased all hostilities towards Ukraine. 

11 SEC. 7. REPORT REQUIREMENTS. 

12 Not later than one year after the date of the enact13 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 

14 of the Treasury, and the Attorney General shall submit 

15 to Congress a joint report that includes the following ele16 ments: 

17 (1) A description of the voting power, shares, 

18 and representation of the Russian Federation in the 

19 United Nations and other multinational organiza20 tions. 

21 (2) A detailed listing of citizens from the Rus22 sian Federation employed at or above the P–1 level 

23 or equivalent in the United Nations, other multi24 national organizations, and international financial 

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1 zens’ impartiality and efforts, known or suspected, 

2 to advance the policy priorities of the Russian Fed3 eration. 

4 (3) A report on efforts to implement the actions 

5 described in section 4. 

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