IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1526 
Condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian 
Federation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2022 
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mrs. 
SPARTZ, Ms. WILD, and Mrs. WAGNER) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine 
to the Russian Federation. 
Whereas, on January 12, 1951, the Convention on the Pre-
vention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Genocide Convention’’), of which 
the Russian Federation is a signatory, came into effect; 
Whereas, on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation re-
newed their illegal and unprovoked large-scale invasion of 
Ukraine; 
Whereas, on March 9, 2022, Russian Forces attacked a ma-
ternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, resulting in the 
deaths of 3 individuals and injuries to 17 other individ-
uals; 
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Whereas, on March 22, 2022, the Ukrainian Foreign Min-
istry announced that the Russian military had forcefully 
and illegally kidnapped 2,389 Ukrainian children from 
temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine; 
Whereas, on June 2, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr 
Zelenskyy stated that 200,000 children are among the 
Ukrainians who have been forcefully resettled in Russia; 
Whereas forcibly transferring children of one group to an-
other group is a violation of Article II(e) of the Genocide 
Convention; 
Whereas, Maria Lvova-Belova, Children’s Rights Commis-
sioner for the President of Russia, admitted to kidnap-
ping Ukrainian children and facilitating forced adoptions 
to Russian families; 
Whereas Ukrainian authorities have stated that a number of 
the kidnapped Ukrainian children have families who re-
main in Ukraine, but have been separated due to the re-
newed Russian invasion; 
Whereas, on June 16, 2022, Russian authorities announced 
that children born in occupied Ukrainian territories after 
the February 24, 2022, invasion will be deemed Russian 
citizens; 
Whereas, on June 22, 2022, the United Nations Human 
Rights Office of the High Commissioner has verified at 
that at least 320 children have been killed since Russia’s 
renewed invasion began; 
Whereas, on July 11, 2022, United Nations Secretary Gen-
eral Anto´nio Guterres ordered an investigation into the 
deaths and injuries of Ukrainian children; and 
Whereas, on July 13, 2022, Secretary of State Antony J. 
Blinken issued a statement calling upon Russia to ‘‘im-
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mediately halt its systemic filtration operations in 
Ukraine’’, which have caused the disappearance, deten-
tion, or forcible deportation of between 900,000 and 
1,600,000 Ukrainians (approximately 260,000 of whom 
are children): Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) holds the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, re-
sponsible for the wrongful and illegal kidnapping of 
children from Ukraine and officially condemns these 
actions in the strongest terms; 
(2) declares that the facilitation of illegal adop-
tions is contrary to Russia’s obligations under the 
Genocide Convention and amounts to genocide; 
(3) claims that the Russian Federation is at-
tempting to wipe out a generation of Ukrainian chil-
dren, thereby crippling Ukraine’s ability to nurture 
the next generation of Ukrainian citizens and lead-
ers and to rebuild their country after Russia’s 
unprovoked war, with the purpose of demolishing 
Ukraine’s unique language, culture, history, and 
identity; and 
(4) asserts that the invasion of Ukraine by the 
Russian Federation has significantly increased the 
risks of children being exposed to human trafficking 
and exploitation, child labor, gender-based violence, 
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hunger, injury, trauma, deprivation of education and 
shelter, and death. 
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