I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8120 
To prohibit the importation of certain products of the Russian Federation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2022 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself and Mr. RICE of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the importation of certain products of the 
Russian Federation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Trade 
Sanctions on Russia Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN PROD-
UCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the 
date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, all products of the Russian Federation 
described in paragraph (2) shall be banned from im-
portation into the United States. 
(2) PRODUCTS DESCRIBED.—The products de-
scribed in this paragraph are products classifiable 
under 
headings 
2304.00, 
2844.20, 
4412.33, 
7106.91, 7110.11, 7110.21, 7110.29, 7110.31, 
7115.90, 7201.10, 7202.21, 7202.49, 7203.10, 
7207.12, 7224.90, 7304.29, 7408.11, 7502.10, 
7503.00, 7601.10, 7601.20, 7605.11, 7801.10, 
8108.90, 8412.10, and 9306.30 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 
to waive the prohibition under subsection (a)(1) with 
respect to one or more of the products of the Rus-
sian Federation described in subsection (a)(2) if the 
President submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a certification that such waiver is in the 
national interest of the United States and includes 
in such certification a description of the product or 
products to which the waiver is proposed to apply. 
Such waiver shall take effect beginning on the date 
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that is 90 calendar days after the date of submission 
of such certification, unless there is enacted into law 
during such 90-day period a joint resolution of dis-
approval. 
(2) PRIOR
JUSTIFICATION.—The President 
shall, not later than 15 calendar days before submit-
ting a certification described in paragraph (1), sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
justification for the waiver proposed under such 
paragraph. 
(c) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 
to terminate the prohibition on importation of cer-
tain products of the Russian Federation under sub-
section (a)(1) if the President submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees a certification under 
paragraph (2). Such termination shall take effect be-
ginning on the date that is 90 calendar days after 
the date of submission of such certification, unless 
there is enacted into law during such 90-day period 
a joint resolution of disapproval. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this 
paragraph is a certification in writing that Russia— 
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(A) has reached an agreement to withdraw 
Russian Forces and cease military hostilities in 
Ukraine; 
(B) poses no immediate military threat of 
aggression to any North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization member; and 
(C) recognizes the right of the Ukrainian 
people to independently and freely choose their 
own government. 
(d) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—For purposes of— 
(A) subsection (b), the term ‘‘joint resolu-
tion of disapproval’’ means only a joint resolu-
tion— 
(i) that does not have a preamble; 
(ii) the title of which is as follows: 
‘‘Joint resolution disapproving the Presi-
dent’s certification under section 2(b) of 
the Expanding Trade Sanctions on Russia 
Act.’’; and 
(iii) the matter after the resolving 
clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That Con-
gress disapproves the certification of the 
President under section 2(b) of the Ex-
panding Trade Sanctions on Russia Act, 
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submitted to Congress on lll’’, the 
blank space being filled in with the appro-
priate date; and 
(B) subsection (c), the term ‘‘joint resolu-
tion of disapproval’’ means only a joint resolu-
tion— 
(i) that does not have a preamble; 
(ii) the title of which is as follows: 
‘‘Joint resolution disapproving the Presi-
dent’s certification under section 2(c) of 
the Expanding Trade Sanctions on Russia 
Act.’’; and 
(iii) the matter after the resolving 
clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That Con-
gress disapproves the certification of the 
President under section 2(c) of the Ex-
panding Trade Sanctions on Russia Act, 
submitted to Congress on lll’’, the 
blank space being filled in with the appro-
priate date. 
(2) INTRODUCTION
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REP-
RESENTATIVES.—During a period of 5 legislative 
days beginning on the date that a certification under 
subsection (b) or (c) is submitted to Congress, a 
joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in 
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the House of Representatives by the majority leader 
or the minority leader. 
(3) INTRODUCTION IN THE SENATE.—During a 
period of 5 days on which the Senate is in session 
beginning on the date that a certification under sub-
section (b) or (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint 
resolution of disapproval may be introduced in the 
Senate by the majority leader (or the majority lead-
er’s designee) or the minority leader (or the minority 
leader’s designee). 
(4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(A) REPORTING
AND
DISCHARGE.—If a 
committee of the House to which a joint resolu-
tion of disapproval has been referred has not 
reported such joint resolution within 10 legisla-
tive days after the date of referral, that com-
mittee shall be discharged from further consid-
eration thereof. 
(B) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
Beginning on the third legislative day after 
each committee to which a joint resolution of 
disapproval has been referred reports it to the 
House or has been discharged from further con-
sideration thereof, it shall be in order to move 
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to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the 
House. All points of order against the motion 
are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order 
after the House has disposed of a motion to 
proceed on a joint resolution with regard to the 
same certification. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the motion to its 
adoption without intervening motion. The mo-
tion shall not be debatable. A motion to recon-
sider the vote by which the motion is disposed 
of shall not be in order. 
(C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution 
shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the joint resolution and against its con-
sideration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint reso-
lution to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except two hours of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the sponsor of the joint reso-
lution (or a designee) and an opponent. A mo-
tion to reconsider the vote on passage of the 
joint resolution shall not be in order. 
(5) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
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(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint reso-
lution of disapproval introduced in the Senate 
shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. 
(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 
Committee on Finance has not reported such 
joint resolution of disapproval within 10 days 
on which the Senate is in session after the date 
of referral of such joint resolution, that com-
mittee shall be discharged from further consid-
eration of such joint resolution and the joint 
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar. 
(C) 
MOTION
TO
PROCEED.—Notwith-
standing Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, it is in order at any time after the 
Committee on Finance reports the joint resolu-
tion of disapproval to the Senate or has been 
discharged from its consideration (even though 
a previous motion to the same effect has been 
disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consid-
eration of the joint resolution, and all points of 
order against the joint resolution (and against 
consideration of the joint resolution) shall be 
waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. 
The motion is not subject to a motion to post-
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pone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not 
be in order. If a motion to proceed to the con-
sideration of the joint resolution of disapproval 
is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain 
the unfinished business until disposed of. 
(D) DEBATE.—Debate on the joint resolu-
tion of disapproval, and on all debatable mo-
tions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 
be limited to not more than 10 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between the majority 
and minority leaders or their designees. A mo-
tion to further limit debate is in order and not 
debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to 
postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consid-
eration of other business, or a motion to recom-
mit the joint resolution of disapproval is not in 
order. 
(E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on pas-
sage shall occur immediately following the con-
clusion of the debate on the joint resolution of 
disapproval and a single quorum call at the con-
clusion of the debate, if requested in accordance 
with the rules of the Senate. 
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(F) RULES
OF
THE
CHAIR
ON
PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of the rules of the 
Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re-
lating to the joint resolution of disapproval shall 
be decided without debate. 
(G) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
VETO
MES-
SAGES.—Debate in the Senate of any veto mes-
sage with respect to the joint resolution of dis-
approval, including all debatable motions and 
appeals in connection with such joint resolution, 
shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally di-
vided between, and controlled by, the majority 
leader and the minority leader or their des-
ignees. 
(6) PROCEDURES IN THE SENATE.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this subsection, the following 
procedures shall apply in the Senate to a joint reso-
lution of disapproval: 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), a joint resolution of disapproval that has 
passed the House of Representatives shall, 
when received in the Senate, be referred to the 
Committee on Finance for consideration in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
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followed in that House in the case of a joint 
resolution of disapproval, and supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules 
(so far as relating to the procedure of that 
House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
to the same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that House. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Ways and Means, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Finance, the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
Æ 
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