Countering Russia’s War on Faith Act

This bill would require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, working with the Director of National Intelligence, to report to Congress within 120 days and then yearly for 3 years on actions by the Russian government against religious groups in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. The report would identify damaged or seized religious sites, assess persecution and restrictions on worship, and list people and entities responsible. Within 30 days of each report, the President would have to certify whether there may be reasonable grounds to find that listed persons engaged in the described conduct. If the President certifies this for a foreign person, the President would have to impose sanctions under existing federal sanctions rules, and could later waive or end those sanctions if the person no longer meets the requirements.

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Sponsors

• Joe Wilson Republican sponsor
• 11 cosponsors