IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1057 
Condemning the rape and assault of women by Russian forces in the occupied 
area of Bucha, Ukraine, and calling on Vladimir Putin and the Russian 
Federation to remove all Russian forces from Ukraine, and to cease 
all hostilities, protect human rights, and allow the free flow of aid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2022 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 
SPEIER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CARSON, Mr. KEATING, Mr. WILSON of 
South Carolina, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
ADAMS, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of 
Florida, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. COSTA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. 
STEVENS, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. SLOTKIN, Ms. ROSS, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HIMES, 
Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. JACOBS of California, 
Mr. TRONE, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl-
vania, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the rape and assault of women by Russian 
forces in the occupied area of Bucha, Ukraine, and call-
ing on Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation to 
remove all Russian forces from Ukraine, and to cease 
all hostilities, protect human rights, and allow the free 
flow of aid. 
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•HRES 1057 IH 
Whereas the ongoing war in Ukraine that started in 2014 
with Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea is impacting 
Ukrainians’ safety, health, and human rights, particu-
larly those of women; 
Whereas, on March 21, 2022, the United Nations Special 
Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Vio-
lence in Conflict called upon all parties to the war in 
Ukraine to ensure the protection of all civilians, espe-
cially women and girls who are at heightened risk for sex-
ual violence; 
Whereas, on April 4, 2022, the United Nations High Com-
missioner for Human Rights said that ‘‘it is vital that all 
efforts are made to ensure there are independent and ef-
fective investigations into what happened in Bucha to en-
sure truth, justice and accountability, as well as repara-
tions and remedy for victims and their families’’; 
Whereas Human Rights Watch has documented several cases 
of Russian forces committing violations of the laws of 
war against civilians in occupied areas of the Chernihiv, 
Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions of Ukraine; 
Whereas, on April 5, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr 
Zelenskyy told the United Nations Security Council that 
‘‘Russia’s men had tortured civilians and raped women in 
front of their children’’; 
Whereas, on April 3, 2022, the Department of State strongly 
condemned the atrocities by the Russian forces in Bucha 
and across Ukraine; 
Whereas, due to Putin’s deliberate disruption of the free flow 
of humanitarian aid, many displaced civilians are shel-
tering in unfinished or damaged buildings, thus increas-
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•HRES 1057 IH 
ing risks of gender-based violence and the spread of in-
fectious diseases; and 
Whereas, on April 1, 2022, Amnesty International reported 
that violence against women knows few bounds and that 
‘‘violence against women is a violation of human rights 
that cannot be justified by any political, religious, or cul-
tural claim’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the rape and assault of women by 
Russian forces in the occupied area of Bucha, 
Ukraine; 
(2) urges the prosecution, by the appropriate 
authorities, of those responsible for ordering or car-
rying out the violence in Ukraine; 
(3) condemns the deliberate disruption of the 
free flow of humanitarian aid that is harming inno-
cent civilians, particularly women; 
(4) reaffirms the importance of diplomatic pres-
sure on all parties to the conflict to fulfill their obli-
gations under international human rights and hu-
manitarian law, and allow unencumbered access for 
humanitarian responders to provide aid to people 
impacted by the violence; 
(5) highlights the critical importance of ensur-
ing women meaningfully participate in— 
(A) the planning and execution of humani-
tarian actions; and 
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(B) the negotiation of peace agreements to 
meet their unique needs and to protect their 
human rights; and 
(6) calls on Vladimir Putin to— 
(A) condemn sexual and gender-based vio-
lence against women and girls in this conflict; 
(B) hold all perpetrators who commit acts 
of sexual and gender-based violence account-
able; 
(C) cease all hostilities, protect human 
rights, and allow unencumbered humanitarian 
access; and 
(D) remove all Russian Armed Forces, and 
other armed groups, from Ukraine. 
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