No Russian DACHA Act

Bill: 115-hr-2798
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2017-06-07
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Legislative rules and procedure

Maryland

New York State

Russia

Sanctions
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act or No Russian DACHA Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the President from allowing access by the government of the Russian Federation or its personnel to Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties at Pioneer Point in Centreville, Maryland, and in Upper Brookville, New York. </p> <p>Before taking any action to waive or otherwise limit the application of such prohibition, the President must submit to specified congressional committees and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that describes the proposed action and certifies that the Russian government: (1) did not use such facilities and properties for intelligence-related purposes, and (2) has ceased the harassment of U.S. government diplomatic personnel in Russia. </p> <p>The bill provides for a period of congressional review of such report and certification and prohibits the President from taking any such action if Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving it. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2798 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2017 Mr. Pascrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit access by the Government of the Russian Federation to certain Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties located in the States of Maryland and New York, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act or No Russian DACHA Act . 2. Prohibition on access by the Government of the Russian Federation to certain Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties located in the States of Maryland and New York (a) Prohibition Except as provided in section 3, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not— (1) permit access by the Government of the Russian Federation to any Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties described in subsection (b); or (2) permit access by personnel of the Government of the Russian Federation to any such Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties. (b) Facilities and properties described The Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties described in this subsection are the facilities and properties located— (1) at Pioneer Point in Centreville, Maryland; and (2) in Upper Brookville, New York. 3. Congressional oversight of sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation (a) Submission to Congress of policy changes to sanctions on the Russian Federation Before taking any action to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2(a), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report that— (1) describes the proposed action; (2) certifies that the Government of the Russian Federation did not use the facilities and properties described in section 2(b) for intelligence-related purposes; and (3) certifies that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased the harassment of United States Government diplomatic personnel in the Russian Federation. (b) Period for review by Congress (1) In general During the 120-calendar-day period following submission by the President of a report under subsection (a), the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives shall, as appropriate, hold hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain information in order to fully review the report and the certification required by subsection (a)(2). (2) Limitation on actions during initial congressional review period Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period for congressional review provided for under paragraph (1), the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2(a). (3) Limitation on actions during presidential consideration of a joint resolution of disapproval Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval passes both Houses of Congress in accordance with subsection (c), the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2(a), for a period of 12 calendar days following the date of passage of the joint resolution of disapproval. (4) Limitation on actions during congressional reconsideration of a joint resolution of disapproval Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval passes both Houses of Congress in accordance with subsection (c), and the President vetoes the joint resolution, the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2(a), for a period of 10 calendar days following the date of the President’s veto. (c) Joint resolution of disapproval (1) Joint resolution of disapproval defined In this subsection, the term joint resolution of disapproval means a joint resolution of either House of Congress the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: That Congress disapproves of the action proposed by the President in the report submitted to Congress under section 3(a) of the No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act on ____. , with the blank space being filled with the appropriate date. (2) Effect of enactment Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not take any action to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2(a), if a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted in accordance with this subsection. (3) Introduction During the 120-calendar-day period provided for under subsection (b)(1), a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced— (A) in the House of Representatives, by the majority leader or the minority leader; and (B) 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 House of Representatives (A) Reporting and discharge If a committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint resolution of disapproval has been referred has not reported the 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 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 the resolution. 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 of disapproval shall be considered as read. All points of order against the resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution to final passage without intervening motion except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the 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 Foreign Relations. (B) Reporting and discharge If the Committee on Foreign Relations has not reported a joint resolution of disapproval within 10 session days after the date of referral of the resolution, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the resolution and the resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. (C) Proceeding to consideration Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time after the Committee on Foreign Relations 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 resolution, and all points of order against the resolution (and against consideration of the resolution) are 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 resolution is agreed to, the 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 resolution 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) Rulings 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 the 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) Rules relating to Senate and House of Representatives (A) Coordination with action by other House If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of disapproval of that House, that House receives a joint resolution of disapproval from the other House, the following procedures shall apply: (i) The joint resolution of disapproval of the other House shall not be referred to a committee. (ii) With respect to the joint resolution of disapproval of the House receiving the joint resolution of disapproval from the other House— (I) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution of disapproval had been received from the other House; but (II) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution of disapproval of the other House. (B) Treatment of a resolution of other House If one House fails to introduce a joint resolution of disapproval, the joint resolution of disapproval of the other House shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this subsection. (C) Treatment of House resolution in Senate If, following passage of the joint resolution of disapproval in the Senate, the Senate then receives a joint resolution of disapproval from the House of Representatives, the joint resolution of disapproval of the House shall not be debatable. (D) Application to revenue measures The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the House of Representatives to a joint resolution of disapproval that is a revenue measure. (7) Rules of House of Representatives and 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. (d) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees and leadership means— (1) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Financial Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.