Title: Russian Travel Sanctions for a Democratic Ukraine Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Russian Travel Sanctions for a Democratic Ukraine Act
This bill imposes visa-blocking sanctions on certain citizens of Russia.
Specifically, the President must impose such sanctions on citizens of Russia who are (1) Russian oligarchs, (2) employees of Russia's government, or (3) employees of companies that are owned by or receive funding from Russia's government. The President must also impose the sanctions on family members of such individuals.
The President must coordinate with allies, including NATO member states, on the imposition of such sanctions. The President may waive the application of such sanctions in certain instances.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6853 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6853

 To provide for the imposition of sanctions on certain citizens of the 
Russian Federation and their family members as a result of the Russian 
                   Federation's invasion of Ukraine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2022

Mr. Phillips (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Brendan F. 
   Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. 
Curtis, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Hartzler, Ms. 
 Sherrill, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. 
 Green of Texas, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
     Schneider, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Larson of 
Connecticut, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. 
  Langevin, Ms. Tenney, and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the imposition of sanctions on certain citizens of the 
Russian Federation and their family members as a result of the Russian 
                   Federation's invasion of Ukraine.

    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 ``Russian Travel Sanctions for a 
Democratic Ukraine Act''.

SEC. 2. SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN CITIZENS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND 
              THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--As a result of the Russian Federation's invasion 
of Ukraine, the President, in coordination with other North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) member states and other allies, shall impose 
the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to individuals 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Individuals Described.--The individuals described in this 
subsection are individuals--
            (1) who--
                    (A) are citizens of the Russian Federation; and
                    (B)(i) are Russian Federation oligarchs, as 
                determined by the President;
                    (ii) are employees of the Government of the Russian 
                Federation at any level;
                    (iii) are employees of companies owned by the 
                Government of the Russian Federation, as determined by 
                the President; or
                    (iv) are employees of companies that receive 
                funding from the Government of the Russian Federation, 
                as determined by the President; and
            (2) who are family members of individuals described in 
        paragraph (1).
    (c) Sanctions Described.--
            (1) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--An 
        individual determined by the President to be subject to 
        subsection (a) is--
                    (A) inadmissible to the United States;
                    (B) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
                documentation to enter the United States; and
                    (C) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled 
                into the United States or to receive any other benefit 
                under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                1101 et seq.).
            (2) Current visas revoked.--An individual described in 
        paragraph (1) is also subject to the following:
                    (A) Revocation of any visa or other entry 
                documentation regardless of when the visa or other 
                entry documentation is or was issued.
                    (B) A revocation under subparagraph (A) shall take 
                effect immediately and automatically cancel any other 
                valid visa or entry documentation that is in the 
                foreign person's possession.
    (d) Waiver for National Security Interests.--
            (1) In general.--The President may waive the application of 
        subsection (a) or (b) in the case of an individual if--
                    (A) the President determines that such a waiver--
                            (i) is necessary to permit the United 
                        States to comply with the Agreement between the 
                        United Nations and the United States of America 
                        regarding the Headquarters of the United 
                        Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered into 
                        force November 21, 1947, or other applicable 
                        international obligations of the United States; 
                        or
                            (ii) is in the national security interests 
                        of the United States; and
                    (B) prior to granting such a waiver, the President 
                provides to Congress notice of, and a justification 
                for, the waiver.
            (2) Timing for certain waivers.--Notification under 
        subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 
        15 days prior to granting a waiver under such paragraph if the 
        President grants such waiver in the national security interests 
        of the United States in accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii) of 
        such paragraph.
    (e) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall prescribe such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
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