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H.R. 596: Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act

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H.R. 596: Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 122 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR596 (2019-03-12), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act

Plain summary

Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Ac t The bill prohibits any federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes or implies recognition of Russia's sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. The President may waive such prohibitions on a case-by-case basis if such a waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests.

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Official text

Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 25 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 596, Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act (2019-03-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), William R. Keating (D-MA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Scott Perry (R-PA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr596 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116