,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #dgd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #b1 #bjai,ms4 ,kaptur 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on the ,judiciary1 ,oversight and ,reform1 ,financial ,services1 and ,ways and ,means1 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 decision of the ,parliamentary ,assembly of the ,council of ,europe to restore full rights to ,russia within the ,council4 ,whereas1 in ,february #bjad1 in direct opposition to international law1 ,russian troops and other officials began entering the ,crimean ,peninsula and occupying military and government infrastructure2 ,whereas1 in ,march #bjad1 the ,parliament of ,russia approved the deployment of ,russian troops on ,ukrainian territory2 ,whereas1 in ,april #bjad1 in response to the occupation1 the ,parliamentary ,assembly of the ,council of ,europe 7,,pace7 declared that the annexation of ,crimea by ,russia violated the ,statute of the ,council of ,europe and ,russia's commitments to the ,council2 ,whereas ,,pace ratified ,resolution #aiij 7#bjad71 which included a motion suspending ,russia's voting rights1 the right to be represented in the ,,pace's leading bodies1 and the right to participate in election observation missions2 ,whereas ,russia's occupation of ,crimea in ,ukraine has been widely condemned by the international community as a direct violation of the territorial integrity of ,ukraine2 ,whereas1 on ,march #bg1 #bjad1 the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly adopted ,resolution #fh_/bib which called for states and international organizations to continue to recognize ,crimea as a part of ,ukraine2 ,whereas through ,resolution #bjcd 7#bjae71 ,,pace urged the ,russian authorities to reverse the illegal annexation of ,crimea1 investigate allegations of human rights abuses1 disband all paramilitary within the region1 and reverse the closure of the ,crimean ,tatar television channel1 ,,atr2 ,whereas ,,pace stated that ,the ,assembly reserves the right to annul the credentials of the ,russian delegation1 if the ,russian ,federation does not de-escalate the situation and reverse the annexation of ,crimea42 ,whereas1 since #bjad1 ,russia has continued to engage in acts of intimidation and direct violation of international law2 ,whereas1 since #bjad1 ,russia has been in direct violation of its obligations under the #aiid ,budapest ,memorandum in using threat and force against the territorial integrity of ,ukraine2 ,whereas1 since #bjad1 ,russia has been in direct violation of its obligations under the ,helsinki ,final ,act with respect to its violation of ,ukraine's territorial integrity2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,monitoring ,mission has reported human rights violations in ,crimea against the ,crimean ,tatars1 ethnic ,ukrainians1 and non-,russian ,orthodox religious minorities2 ,whereas1 in ,november #bjah1 ,russian warships fired on and seized ,ukrainian naval ships near the ,crimean ,peninsula in the ,kerch ,strait and captured #bd ,ukrainian sailors2 ,whereas1 in ,may #bjai1 the ,united ,nations ,tribunal for the ,law of the ,sea declared that ,russian authorities must release the detained ,ukrainian sailors by ,june #be1 #bjai2 ,whereas1 by ,june #bf1 #bjai1 ,russia had yet to release the #bd detained sailors2 and ,whereas despite the lack of action taken by ,russia to remove troops from ,crimea1 release the detained sailors1 and restore ,ukraine's territorial integrity1 the ,council of ,europe reinstated full rights in the ,council to ,russia in a vote #aah in favor and #fb against3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 reiterates its support for the territorial integrity of ,ukraine and recognition of ,crimea as a part of ,ukraine2 7#b7 reaffirms the support of the ,united ,states for the sovereignty of ,ukraine2 7#c7 reaffirms the commitment of the ,united ,states to ensure that democratic principles1 the rule of law1 and human rights protections are upheld in the illegally occupied territory of ,crimea2 7#d7 condemns all human rights and territorial violations carried out by ,russia with respect to ,crimea2 7#e7 condemns ,russia's violations of its obligations under international agreements with respect to sovereignty of nations and the protection of human rights2 7#f7 condemns ,,pace's decision to restore full rights to ,russia in the ,council of ,europe1 despite continued violations of international law with regards to ,crimea2 7#g7 calls on ,,pace to hold ,russia to the standards set forth in the ,statute of the ,council of ,europe2 7#h7 welcomes the sanctions that have been imposed on ,russia by the ,united ,states and our ,european ,union allies2 7#i7 calls on the ,government of the ,united ,states to continue to issue sanctions which are set forth under the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dd71 as well as sanctions under the ,sergei ,magnitsky ,rule of ,law ,accountability ,act of #bjab and the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note72 and 7#aj7 calls for the ,united ,states and the ,european ,union to impose additional sanctions on ,russia if on the #a-year anniversary of ,russia's aggression near the ,kerch ,strait1 the ,ukrainian ships and the detained sailors are still in ,russian custody4