Expanding Trade Sanctions on Russia Act
Bill: H.R.8120 | Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy (D-CA)
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
Expanding Trade Sanctions on Russia Act
This bill prohibits the importation of certain products from Russia. This prohibition applies to, among other products, uranium, plywood, silver, and platinum.
The President may waive this prohibition for one or more of these products, subject to congressional disapproval, if the President certifies that such waiver is in the national interest.
Additionally, the President may terminate this prohibition, subject to congressional disapproval, if the President certifies that Russia (1) has reached an agreement to withdraw Russian forces and cease military hostilities in Ukraine, (2) poses no immediate military threat of aggression to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member, and (3) recognizes the right of the Ukrainian people to independently and freely choose their own government.

To prohibit the importation of certain products of the Russian 
                              Federation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN 
              FEDERATION.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (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 importation into the United States.
            (2) Products described.--The products described 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 Russian 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 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) Prior justification.--The President shall, not later 
        than 15 calendar days before submitting a certification 
        described in paragraph (1), submit 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 certain products of the 
        Russian Federation under subsection (a)(1) if the President 
        submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        certification under paragraph (2). Such termination shall take 
        effect beginning 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--
                    (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 Organization 
                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 resolution of 
                disapproval'' means only a joint resolution--
                            (i) that does not have a preamble;
                            (ii) the title of which is as follows: 
                        ``Joint resolution disapproving the President'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 Congress 
                        disapproves the certification of the President 
                        under section 2(b) of the Expanding Trade 
                        Sanctions on Russia Act, submitted to Congress 
                        on ___'', the blank space being filled in with 
                        the appropriate date; and
                    (B) subsection (c), the term ``joint resolution of 
                disapproval'' means only a joint resolution--
                            (i) that does not have a preamble;
                            (ii) the title of which is as follows: 
                        ``Joint resolution disapproving the President'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 Congress 
                        disapproves the certification of the President 
                        under section 2(c) of the Expanding Trade 
                        Sanctions on Russia Act, submitted to Congress 
                        on ___'', the blank space being filled in with 
                        the appropriate date.
            (2) Introduction in the house of representatives.--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 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 subsection (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 leader'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 resolution of disapproval has 
                been referred has not reported such joint resolution 
                within 10 legislative days after the date of referral, 
                that committee shall be discharged from further 
                consideration 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 consideration thereof, it shall be in order to 
                move 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 
                motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider 
                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 consideration are 
                waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
                ordered on the joint resolution to final passage 
                without intervening motion except two hours of debate 
                equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the 
                joint resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A 
                motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint 
                resolution shall not be in order.
            (5) Consideration in the senate.--
                    (A) Committee referral.--A joint resolution 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 committee shall be discharged from 
                further consideration of such joint resolution and the 
                joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
                calendar.
                    (C) Motion to proceed.--Notwithstanding Rule XXII 
                of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at 
                any time after the Committee on Finance reports the 
                joint resolution 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 consideration 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 postpone. 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 
                consideration 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 resolution of 
                disapproval, and on all debatable motions 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 
                motion 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 consideration of other 
                business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution 
                of disapproval is not in order.
                    (E) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage shall 
                occur immediately following the conclusion of the 
                debate on the joint resolution of disapproval and a 
                single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if 
                requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate.
                    (F) Rules of the chair on procedure.--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 relating to the joint resolution of 
                disapproval shall be decided without debate.
                    (G) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in the 
                Senate of any veto message with respect to the joint 
                resolution of disapproval, including all debatable 
                motions and appeals in connection with such joint 
                resolution, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally 
                divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader 
                and the minority leader or their designees.
            (6) Procedures in the senate.--Except as otherwise provided 
        in this subsection, the following procedures shall apply in the 
        Senate to a joint resolution 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 accordance with this subsection.
                    (B) If a joint resolution of disapproval was 
                introduced in the Senate before receipt of a joint 
                resolution of disapproval that has passed the House of 
                Representatives, the joint resolution from the House of 
                Representatives shall, when received in the Senate, be 
                placed on the calendar. If this subparagraph applies, 
                the procedures in the Senate with respect to a joint 
                resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate that 
                contains the identical matter as the joint resolution 
                of disapproval that passed the House of Representatives 
                shall be the same as if no joint resolution of 
                disapproval had been received from the House of 
                Representatives, except that the vote on passage in the 
                Senate shall be on the joint resolution of disapproval 
                that passed the House of Representatives.
            (7) Rules of the house of representatives and the senate.--
        This subsection is enacted by Congress--
                    (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
                Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, 
                and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each 
                House, respectively, but applicable only with respect 
                to the procedure to be 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 constitutional 
                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 Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on 
        Financial Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate.
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