,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,rooney ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,connolly1 & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ! t]ritories (     
,abkhazia & ,s\? ,ossetia are a "p ( !  
sov]eign /ate ( ,georgia & condemn+ !   
decision by ! ,syrian ,arab ,republic to
 recognize ^! t]ritories z indep5d5t (  
,georgia4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
e/abli%$ diplomatic relations ) ,georgia
 9 #aiib & codifi$ ^? relations 9 !     
#bjji ,unit$ ,/ates-,georgia ,*>t] on   
,/rategic ,p>tn]%ip2 ,:]eas ,georgia has
 be5 a committ$ p>tn] ( ! ,nor?         
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 & has contribut$ significant troops &  
res\rces to ! ,,nato missions 9         
,afghani/an & ! ,multi-,national ,=ce 9 
,iraq2 ,:]eas ,georgia ma9ta9s peaceful 
relations ) its neighbors 9 ! ,caucasus 

region & has be5 a reliable p>tn] 9     
promot+ peace & democracy 9 ! ,eurasia  
region2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its    
p>tn]s mu/ /& up aga9/ ! ,russian       
,f$]ation's expansion into t]ritories ( 
! =m] ,soviet ,union2 ,:]eas ! ,russian 
,f$]ation violates int]national law by  
cont9u\sly occupy+ sov]eign t]ritory 9  
,georgia & has on multiple occasions    
m$dl$ 9 ! affairs ( ,georgia dur+ ! w> 9
 ,abkhazia f #aiib-aiic & dur+ !        
,russo-,georgian w> 9 ,augu/ #bjjh2     
,:]eas only #e memb] /ates ( ! ,unit$   
,nations recognize ,abkhazia or ,s\?    
,ossetia z indep5d5t ( ,georgia2 ,:]eas 
! ,syrian ,arab ,republic is a fail$    
cli5t-/ate ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation & !   
,islamic ,republic ( ,iran2 & ,:]eas !  
,russian ,f$]ation1 9 its ef=t to       
disrupt ! ,we/ & its allies1 w use fail$
 /ates su* z ! ,syrian ,arab ,republic  
to pu% its geopolitical ag5da & l5d     
cr$ibility to ! t]ritories x illegally  
occupies3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes      

,georgia's sov]eignty & t]ritorial      
integrity1 & reaffirms t ! regions (    
,abkhazia & ,s\? ,ossetia1 curr5tly     
occupi$ by ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 are    
t]ritories ( ,georgia2 &  7#b7 condemns 
! decision by ! ,syrian ,arab ,republic1
 :i* is a cli5t /ate ( ! ,russian       
,f$]ation1 to recognize ! indep5d5ce ( !
 regions ( ,abkhazia & ,s\? ,ossetia4