,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ehc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,flake 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,coons7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,commending the           
,department of ,justice for its         
investigation into the interference by  
the ,russian ,federation in the #bjaf   
,united ,states presidential election1  
and maintaining that the ,russian       
,federation must be held accountable for
 its actions4  ,whereas1 on ,july #ac1  
#bjah1 an investigation of the          
,department of ,justice resulted in the 
indictment of #ab officials of the      
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
for interfering with the #bjaf ,united  
,states presidential election2 ,whereas1
 on ,july #ac1 #bjah1 when speaking     
about the digital infrastructure of the 
,united ,states being under attack from 
foreign actors1 ,director of ,national  

,intelligence ,dan ,coats stated1 ,in   
regards to state actions1 ,russia has   
been the most aggressive foreign actor4 
,no question4 ,and they continue their  
efforts to undermine our democracy42 and
 ,whereas1 on ,july #af1 #bjah1 in a    
joint press conference in ,helsinki1    
,finland1 the ,president of the ,russian
 ,federation1 ,vladimir ,putin1 denied  
that the ,russian ,federation interfered
 in the #bjaf ,united ,states           
presidential election3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends
 the ,department of ,justice for its    
thorough investigation into the         
interference in the #bjaf ,united       
,states presidential election1 which    
resulted in the indictment of #ab       
intelligence officers of the ,government
 of the ,russian ,federation2  7#b7     
agrees with the assessment of the       
,united ,states intelligence community  
that the ,russian ,federation interfered
 with the #bjaf ,united ,states         
presidential election1 and rejects the  

,russian ,federation's denial of such   
involvement2  7#c7 reaffirms its        
position that the ,russian ,federation  
must be held accountable for interfering
 in the #bjaf ,united ,states           
presidential election2  7#d7 calls upon 
relevant committees of the ,senate to   
exercise congressional oversight1       
including prompt hearings and the       
release of relevant notes and           
information1 to better understand the   
impact of the recent summit in          
,helsinki1 ,finland1 on the foreign     
policy and national security of the     
,united ,states2 and  7#e7 calls for the
 immediate and full implementation of   
mandatory sanctions provided for in the 
,countering ,america's ,adversaries     
,through ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law  
#aae-dd2 #aca ,stat4 #hhf71 which passed
 the ,senate #ih-b1 to deter and punish 
election interference by the ,russian   
,federation4