IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 348 
Supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their government 
and determine their future. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2015 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. MARINO, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, 
Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. 
ROKITA, Mr. REED, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. POE 
of Texas, Mr. YOHO, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. BASS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KAPTUR, and 
Mr. CARNEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect 
their government and determine their future. 
Whereas a pro-democratic reform government emerged in 
Ukraine after then-President Viktor Yanukovych signed 
an agreement on February 21, 2014, transferring power 
to the opposition and then fled the country; 
Whereas following the resignation of President Yanukovych, 
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the forcible 
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and illegal occupation of the Crimean region of Ukraine 
in March 2014; 
Whereas Russian-led separatists have forcibly seized large 
areas of Ukraine and continue their attacks on Ukrainian 
forces; 
Whereas the Russian Federation has continued to engage in 
relentless political, economic, and military aggression to 
subvert the independence and violate the territorial integ-
rity of Ukraine; 
Whereas the United States has supported the democratically 
elected Government of Ukraine, as it represents the will 
of the people of Ukraine, and Congress has passed mul-
tiple pieces of legislation to provide support to Ukraine; 
Whereas Congress passed the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democ-
racy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–95), which authorized loan guarantees 
for the Government of Ukraine; 
Whereas Congress passed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act 
of 2014 (Public Law 113–272), which authorized the Ad-
ministration to provide the Ukrainian Government with 
support to facilitate necessary reforms, and stated that it 
is U.S. policy to assist the Government of Ukraine in re-
storing its sovereignty and territorial integrity; 
Whereas in September 2014, a cease-fire agreement was bro-
kered between the Government of Ukraine, Russian offi-
cials, and Russian-led insurgents, but fighting has contin-
ued and the agreement was never fully implemented; 
Whereas in February 2015, Ukraine, Russia, and Russian-led 
insurgents agreed to an additional cease-fire, known as 
the Minsk Implementation Agreement or Minsk 2; 
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Whereas pursuant to the Minsk agreements, local elections 
are to be held by the end of 2015 in regions controlled 
by Russian-led insurgents and legal and constitutional re-
forms are to be negotiated to give a special status to the 
region; 
Whereas the United States continues to receive reports of ex-
tensive violations by Russia and Russian-led forces in the 
eastern region of Ukraine; 
Whereas the United States has assisted in many elections 
around the world, including Ukraine’s Presidential elec-
tion in May 25, 2014, to ensure that international elec-
tion standards are upheld; 
Whereas early parliamentary elections were held on October 
26, 2014, but 29 of the 450 seats in parliament were not 
filled due to the inability to hold elections in districts 
controlled by separatists; 
Whereas, despite the disenfranchisement of people living in 
separatist-controlled regions, international election ob-
servers declared the parliamentary elections to have met 
international standards; 
Whereas Ukraine and Russia are members of the Organiza-
tion for Security and Cooperation in Europe and party 
to its commitments, including the 1990 Copenhagen Doc-
ument which states that member states ‘‘will respect each 
other’s right freely to choose and develop, in accordance 
with international human rights standards, their political, 
social, economic and cultural systems’’ and that ‘‘free 
elections that will be held at reasonable intervals by se-
cret ballot or by equivalent free voting procedure, under 
conditions which ensure in practice the free expression of 
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the opinion of the electors in the choice of their rep-
resentatives’’; 
Whereas the next local elections are scheduled to take place 
in Ukraine on October 25, 2015; 
Whereas these elections are critical to continued legislative 
and constitutional reform in Ukraine; and 
Whereas the United States is supporting efforts to promote 
citizen engagement in the constitutional reform process, 
educating voters, and election monitoring: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) strongly supports the right of the people of 
Ukraine to freely elect their government and deter-
mine their future; 
(2) urges the Administration to expedite assist-
ance to Ukraine to facilitate the political, economic, 
and social reforms necessary for free and fair elec-
tions that meet international standards; and 
(3) condemns attempts on the part of any out-
side forces, including the Government of Russia, its 
agents or supporters, to interfere in Ukraine’s elec-
tions, including through interference, intimidation, 
violence, or coercion. 
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