,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,poe of ,texas introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to deny visas and entry to the ,united 
,states to officials and employees of   
the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation due to the ,russian military
 intervention in ,ukraine1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,russia ,visa       
,sanctions ,act4  #b4 ,denial of visas  
and entry to the ,united ,states to     
officials and employees of the          
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
due to the ,russian military            
intervention into ,ukraine  7a7 ,in     
general ,except as necessary to meet    
,united ,states obligations under the   
,agreement between the ,united ,nations 
and the ,united ,states of ,america     
regarding the ,headquarters of the      
,united ,nations1 signed ,june #bf1     

#aidg1 and entered into force ,november 
#ba1 #aidg1 and other applicable        
international treaty obligations1 the   
,secretary of ,state shall deny a visa  
to1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security shall deny admission into the 
,united ,states to1 all officials and   
employees of the ,government of the     
,russian ,federation until such time as 
the ,secretary of ,state certifies to   
,congress that--  7#a7 the military     
intervention into ,ukraine by the       
,russian ,federation has ceased2 and    
7#b7 the ,russian ,federation respects  
the sovereignty1 independence1 and      
territorial integrity of ,ukraine in    
accordance with the #aiid ,budapest     
,memorandum on ,security ,assurances4   
7b7 ,exception for certain military     
bases ,the certification requirement    
specified in paragraph 7#b7 of          
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to       
military bases of the ,russian          
,federation in ,ukraine's ,crimean      
peninsula operating in accordance with  

its #aiig agreement on the ,status and  
,conditions of the ,black ,sea ,fleet   
,stationing on the ,territory of        
,ukraine4