IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 29 
Condemning the Russian Federation’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2023 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Ms. MACE, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. LAM-
BORN, 
Mr. 
LAMALFA, 
Mr. 
RASKIN, 
Mr. 
DOGGETT, 
and 
Mr. 
FITZPATRICK) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Condemning the Russian Federation’s kidnapping of 
Ukrainian children. 
Whereas, on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation in-
vaded the sovereign State of Ukraine in violation of inter-
national law; 
Whereas Russian troops have since committed horrendous 
atrocities and human rights violations; 
Whereas, as of March 2023, the Russian Government has 
kidnapped and removed tens of thousands of innocent 
children from their homes in Ukraine; 
Whereas the Russian Government continues to falsely claim 
that the parents and families of these exploited children 
are dead; 
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Whereas the Russian Government is actively transporting 
these kidnapped children to ‘‘reeducation camps’’ and re-
mote areas like Murmansk, Kamchatka, and the North 
Korean border where they have created dozens of new 
‘‘child custody centers’’; 
Whereas, rather than a humanitarian project as Russia 
claims, these reeducation camps are designed to brain-
wash the young and malleable minds of children into sup-
porting the horrors being committed in Ukraine and into 
supporting the empire of evil President Vladimir Putin 
seeks to construct by any means necessary; 
Whereas this practice is in direct contradiction to any stand-
ard of reasonableness and civility; 
Whereas this practice was employed by dictator Adolf Hitler; 
Whereas this practice was employed by dictator Joseph Sta-
lin; 
Whereas this practice was employed by dictator Mao Zedong; 
Whereas this practice was employed by dictator Pol Pot; 
Whereas this practice was employed by dictator Augusto 
Pinochet; 
Whereas this practice is historically associated with sadistic 
tyrants and dictators who pose a threat to humanity, 
world peace, prosperity, and human rights; and 
Whereas children everywhere should be protected against all 
forms of neglect, cruelty, and exploitation: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
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•HCON 29 IH 
(1) condemns in the strongest possible terms 
the Russian Federation’s abduction of innocent chil-
dren from their families in Ukraine and relocation to 
reeducation camps where they are indoctrinated, 
abused, and exploited; 
(2) rebukes every other nation that provides aid 
and support to the Russian Federation’s kidnapping 
enterprise; 
(3) condemns forced adoption of Ukrainian chil-
dren by Russian citizens contrary to international 
intercountry adoption norms and the Hague Conven-
tion governing intercountry adoption; and 
(4) implores the Russian Federation to work 
with international human rights and children welfare 
organizations to ensure the return of Ukrainian chil-
dren to their home country at the earliest available 
opportunity. 
Æ 
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