,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,royce 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1  
,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,keating1
 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,ms4     
,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4     
,deutch1 ,mr4 ,holding1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4
 ,messer1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1  
,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,kelly of            
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,poe of
 ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,sires7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,ways and ,means and the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,condemning the violation of ,ukrainian 
sovereignty1 independence1 and          
territorial integrity by military forces
 of the ,russian ,federation4  ,whereas 

the ,united ,states has been strongly   
committed to the sovereignty1 democratic
 development1 and prosperity of ,ukraine
 since the recovery of its independence 
in #aiia2 ,whereas the ,ukrainian people
 have the right to freely determine     
their future1 including their country's 
relationship with other countries and   
international organizations1 without    
interference1 intimidation1 or coercion 
by other countries2 ,whereas closer     
relations with ,europe hold out the     
prospect of a more stable and prosperous
 ,ukraine1 which would be of benefit to 
all countries1 including ,russia2       
,whereas the military intervention by   
the ,russian ,federation in ,crimea is a
 violation of ,ukraine's sovereignty1   
independence1 and territorial integrity2
 ,whereas this military intervention is 
a violation of international law1       
including the ,russian ,federation's    
obligations under the ,united ,nations  
,charter2 ,whereas this military        
intervention is a violation of the      

,russian ,federation's obligations under
 the #aiid ,budapest ,memorandum on     
,security ,assurances1 in which it      
pledged to respect the independence and 
sovereignty and the existing borders of 
,ukraine and to refrain from the threat 
or use of force against the territorial 
integrity or political independence of  
,ukraine2 ,whereas by its military      
intervention in ,ukraine1 the ,russian  
,federation has violated the provisions 
of the ,helsinki ,final ,act            
,declaration of ,principles ,regarding  
,relations ,between ,participating      
,states of the ,organization for        
,security and ,cooperation in ,europe2  
,whereas the ,russian ,federation's     
military intervention in ,crimea        
represents a reckless escalation of its 
long-standing efforts to pressure       
,ukraine through political1 diplomatic1 
and economic means to reduce its ties to
 ,europe and the ,west and force it into
 a closer association with ,russia1     
including through the establishment of a

 ,eurasian ,union2 ,whereas the ,russian
 ,federation has used and is continuing 
to use coercive economic measures1      
including the manipulation of energy    
prices and supplies1 to place political 
pressure on ,ukraine and other countries
 in the region2 ,whereas the ,government
 of ,ukraine has exercised extraordinary
 restraint to date in response to the   
use of force against it on its          
territory2 and ,whereas the immediate   
deployment of international monitors    
from either the ,organization for       
,security and ,cooperation in ,europe or
 the ,united ,nations to ,crimea and in 
other ,ukrainian regions would provide  
transparency and objective reporting    
regarding threats of violence and       
military activity1 and also enhance the 
security of the ,ukrainian people in all
 regions3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
condemns the violation of ,ukrainian    
sovereignty1 independence1 and          
territorial integrity by military forces

 of the ,russian ,federation2  7#b7     
states that the military intervention by
 the ,russian ,federation--  7,a7 is in 
breach of its obligations under the     
,united ,nations ,charter2  7,b7 is in  
violation of the #aiid ,budapest        
,memorandum on ,security ,assurances1 in
 which it pledged to respect the        
independence and sovereignty and the    
existing borders of ,ukraine and to     
refrain from the threat of use of force 
against the territorial integrity or    
political independence of ,ukraine2 and 
7,c7 poses a threat to international    
peace and security2  7#c7 calls on the  
,russian ,federation to remove all of   
its military forces from ,ukraine's     
,crimean peninsula1 other than at those 
operating in accordance with its #aiig  
agreement on the ,status and ,conditions
 of the ,black ,sea ,fleet ,stationing  
on the ,territory of ,ukraine1 and to   
refrain from interference in all regions
 of ,ukraine2  7#d7 declares that the   
,ukrainian people have the right to     

determine their own future free from    
outside interference2  7#e7 commends the
 ,ukrainian ,government for its         
continued restraint and avoidance of    
military provocations2  7#f7 calls on   
the ,ukrainian ,government to continue  
to protect the rights of all minority   
populations within ,ukraine and make    
clear that it represents all ,ukrainian 
citizens2  7#g7 calls on all ,ukrainians
 to respect the legitimate government   
authorities in all parts of ,ukraine1   
including in eastern and southern       
,ukraine2  7#h7 calls for the deployment
 of independent monitors from the       
,organization for ,security and         
,cooperation in ,europe in ,crimea and  
other areas of ,ukraine2  7#i7 calls    
upon the ,president and the leaders of  
the other democratic states to not      
attend the ,g#h summit in ,sochi1       
,russia and to consider expelling       
,russia from the group1 given its       
international aggression and internal   
repression that are inconsistent with   

democratic standards2  7#aj7 calls on   
the ,administration to work with our    
,european allies and other countries to 
impose visa1 financial1 trade1 and other
 sanctions on senior ,russian           
,federation officials1 majority         
state-owned banks and commercial        
organizations1 and other state agencies1
 as appropriate2  7#aa7 states that the 
,united ,states should participate with 
its ,european allies and other countries
 in a joint effort to provide the       
,ukrainian government with financial1   
economic1 and technical assistance1     
including asset recovery1 to assist an  
economic recovery program that includes 
fundamental reforms2  7#ab7 calls on the
 ,united ,states1 its ,european allies1 
and other countries and international   
organizations to provide assistance to  
ensure that new elections scheduled for 
,may #bjad are free1 fair1 and in full  
accordance with international standards2
  7#ac7 calls on the ,united ,states and
 its ,european allies and other         

countries to develop a long-term        
strategy to support economic development
 in ,ukraine1 including enhanced        
relationships with ,western countries1  
organizations and institutions2  7#ad7  
supports efforts by ,ukraine to achieve 
energy independence2 and  7#ae7 affirms 
the right of all countries in the region
 to exercise their sovereign rights     
within their internationally recognized 
borders free from outside intervention  
and to conduct their foreign policy in  
accordance with their determination of  
the best interests of their peoples4