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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4721 
To prohibit the authorization of Federal funds to facilitate Russian 
participation in G7 or reconstituted G8 meetings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2019 
Ms. HILL of California (for herself and Mr. SIRES) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the authorization of Federal funds to facilitate 
Russian participation in G7 or reconstituted G8 meet-
ings, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘No Russia in G7 Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Group of Seven, or G7, is a group of 
the seven largest advanced economies in the world 
and includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, 
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Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, 
with the European Union as an observer. 
(2) The G7 countries are all democracies and 
focused on strengthening democratic governance 
globally. 
(3) In 1997, the G7 invited the Russian Fed-
eration to join the group, in recognition of the Rus-
sian political and economic reforms underway at 
that time. 
(4) In 2014, Russia invaded Ukraine and ille-
gally occupied Crimea. 
(5) In the aftermath of this aggression, the G8 
decided to suspend Russia’s membership, issuing a 
statement labeling Russia’s invasion a violation of 
international law that could have ‘‘grave implications 
for the legal order that protects unity and sov-
ereignty of all states’’. 
(6) In the wake of Russia’s suspension, the re-
maining countries reconstituted themselves as the 
G7. 
(7) Since 2014, Russia has repeatedly inter-
fered in democratic elections in G7 countries, includ-
ing the 2016 United States presidential election, and 
continues to conduct disinformation and covert influ-
ence campaigns against many of the G7 countries. 
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(8) In June 2018, the G7 created the G7 Rapid 
Response Mechanism, with the mandate to ‘‘identify 
and respond to diverse and evolving threats to our 
democracies’’. 
(9) Then-Director of National Intelligence, Dan 
Coats, testified before Congress on January 29, 
2019, that Russia is ‘‘stepping up its campaign to 
divide Western political and security institutions’’ 
and ‘‘we expect Russia will continue to wage its in-
formation war against democracies and to use social 
media to attempt to divide our societies’’. 
(10) Russia continues to flout the Minsk agree-
ments by directly leading and indirectly supporting 
separatist forces in Ukraine. 
(11) Russia continues to make attempts to 
tighten its hold on Crimea by further militarizing 
the territory and offering Russian passports to its 
residents. 
(12) Russia continues to illegally occupy Crimea 
and has stepped up its aggressive acts against 
Ukraine. 
(13) Despite this behavior, President Trump 
continues to advocate for an end to Russia’s suspen-
sion from the G7 with no preconditions. 
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SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Russian Federation must end its occu-
pation of Ukraine and cease its malign activities 
against G7 nations as preconditions for readmission 
into a reconstituted G8; and 
(2) no official representatives of the United 
States Government, including the President of the 
United States, should use the power of their office 
to advocate for Russia’s readmission into a reconsti-
tuted G8 unless Russia meets the conditions de-
scribed in section 4(b). 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO 
FACILITATE RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no Federal funds may be appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for any action supporting or facili-
tating— 
(1) the participation of Russia in a Group of 
Seven proceeding; or 
(2) the reconstitution of the Group of Eight to 
include Russia. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date that is 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of State certifies 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate that— 
(1) the Government of the Russian Federation, 
and all persons acting as an agent of or otherwise 
on behalf of such Government, has halted all inter-
ference in United States elections; 
(2) such Government has ended its illegal occu-
pation of the Ukranian territory of Crimea and is 
fully implementing its commitments under the Minsk 
agreements with respect to eastern Ukraine; and 
(3) such Government is taking affirmative steps 
to cease its campaign to divide Western economic, 
political, and security institutions, particularly those 
institutions of which G7 countries are members. 
(c) GROUP OF SEVEN DEFINED.—In this Act, the 
term ‘‘Group of Seven’’ or ‘‘G7’’ means the organization 
of leading economies commonly known as the ‘‘G7’’ that 
includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the 
United Kingdom, and the United States as members, with 
the European Union as an observer. 
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