,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ba1         
#bjai,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of        
,pennsylvania 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4        
,harris1 and ,mr4 ,quigley7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,expressing     
support for ,ukraine in its upcoming    
elections and opposing any ,russian     
interference in ,ukraine's elections4   
,whereas in an effort to undermine      
democracy in ,ukraine1 ,russian hackers 
targeted the country's voting           
infrastructure just days before its     
#bjad ,presidential election2 ,whereas  
the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation continues to undermine      
democratic processes and institutions in
 ,ukraine and threatens the peace1      
security1 stability1 sovereignty1 and   
territorial integrity of ,ukraine1      
including through its illegal occupation

 of ,crimea and parts of eastern        
,ukraine2 ,whereas the ,director of     
,national ,intelligence1 ,james         
,clapper1 testified before ,congress on 
,january #e1 #bjag1 and stated1 ,russia 
also has used cyber tactics and         
techniques to seek to influence public  
opinion across ,europe and ,eurasia2    
,whereas in the #bjai ,worldwide ,threat
 ,assessment of the ,united ,states     
,intelligence ,community1 ,director of  
,national ,intelligence ,daniel ,coats  
stated1 ,russia's interception of       
,ukrainian ships in the ,kerch ,strait  
and detention of the ships' sailors in  
,november #bjah demonstrates ,russia's  
willingness to limit ,ukrainian freedom 
of navigation in the area and exert     
political pressure on the country's     
leadership1 particularly in advance of  
,ukraine's elections this year '''      
,russia is taking steps to influence    
these elections1 applying a range of    
tools to exert influence and exploit    
,kyiv's fragile economy1 widespread     

corruption1 cyber vulnerabilities1 and  
public discontent in hopes of ousting   
,poroshenko and bringing to power a less
 anti-,russia ,parliament2 ,whereas     
,ukraine will hold its ,presidential    
election on ,march #ca1 #bjai1 and      
parliamentary elections in the fall of  
#bjai2 and ,whereas1 on ,march #f1      
#bjai1 ,ukraine reported thwarting      
attempts of the ,russian ,federation to 
organize hacker attacks on ,ukrainian   
state agencies tasked with preparing and
 conducting the elections3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 strongly        
supports the right of the people of     
,ukraine to freely elect their          
government and determine their future2  
7#b7 strongly supports the sovereignty  
and territorial integrity of ,ukraine2  
7#c7 strongly condemns attempts by the  
,government of the ,russian ,federation1
 and its agents1 to interfere in        
,ukraine's elections including via      
malign cyber operations and by seeking  

to influence the public opinion through 
their controlled media outlets and      
social networks2 and  7#d7 strongly     
encourages the ,united ,states          
,government to assist the ,government of
 ,ukraine in efforts to protect         
,ukraine's election infrastructure from 
cyber and other threats4