,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ifc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjbb ,mrs4  
,sp>tz 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1    
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4       
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4  
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,ow5s1 ,mr4 ,moore
 ( ,utah1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4 ,kelly
 ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mrs4     
,lesko1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1   
,mr4 ,huiz5ga1 ,mr4 ,meij]1 ,miss       
,gonzlez-,coln1 ,mr4 ,mann1 ,mr4        
,burgess1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1  
,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,mrs4    
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,la,turner1 ,mr4 ,c4    
,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 
,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mrs4 ,bice ( ,oklahoma1  
,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 ,mr4  
,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis (   
,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1  
,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4     
,all51 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/  
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4 ,tony     
,gonzales ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bald]son1 ,mr4

 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( 
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,h]n1 ,mr4 ,res*5?al]1 ,ms4 
,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1  
,mr4 ,gim5ez1 ,mr4 ,f]guson1 ,mr4 ,budd1
 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4    
,l\d]milk1 ,mr4 ,mooney1 ,mr4 ,smi? (   
,nebraska1 ,mrs4 ,/eel1 ,mr4 ,jackson1 &
 ,mr4 ,calv]t7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives condemn+ ! ,russian     
,f$]ation1 ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put91   
memb]s ( ! ,russian ,security ,c\ncil1 !
 ,russian ,arm$ ,=ces1 & ,russian       
milit>y comm&]s = committ+ flagrant acts
 ( aggression & o!r atrocities ris+ to !
 level ( crimes aga9/ humanity & w>     
crimes aga9/ ! p ( ,ukra9e & o!rs4      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica has a  
responsibility to uphold ! values (     
fre$om1 democracy1 & human rights across
 ! globe2 ,:]eas !re are sev]al univ]sal
 decl>ations promot+ human rights1 laws 
( w>1 & uphold+ ! dignity ( individuals2

 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations ,*>t]         
,preamble /ates t memb] nations reaffirm
 fai? 9 fundam5tal human rights & 9 !   
dignity & wor? ( ! human p]son2 ,:]eas !
 ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights 
,preamble /ates t ,memb] ,/ates h pl$g$ 
!mselves to a*ieve1 9 coop]ation ) !    
,unit$ ,nations1 ! promotion ( univ]sal 
respect = & obs]vance ( human rights &  
fundam5tal fre$oms2 ,:]eas ! ,russian   
,f$]ation jo9$ z an orig9al memb] ( !   
,unit$ ,nations z ! =m] ,union ( ,soviet
 ,sociali/s ,republics on ,octob] #bd1  
#aide1 & z su* has a duty to abide by ! 
conditions ( ! ,unit$ ,nations ,*>t]2   
,:]eas ! ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt   
7,,icc7 is an int]national tribunal t   
seeks to uphold ! rule ( law1 especially
 9 areas :]e no rule ( law exi/s1 by    
inve/igat+ & try+ individuals *>g$ ) !  
grave/ crimes ( conc]n to ! int]national
 community3 g5ocide1 w> crimes1 crimes  
aga9/ humanity & ! crime ( aggression2  
,:]eas ! ,,icc recognizes ! grave       
brea*es ( ! #aidi ,g5eva ,conv5tions z  

con/itut+ a w> crime1 includ+ wilful    
kill+1 torture or inhuman treatm5t1     
includ+ biological exp]im5ts1 wilfully  
caus+ great suff]+ or s]i\s injury to   
body or heal?1 & ext5sive de/ruction &  
appropriation ( prop]ty1 n ju/ifi$ by   
milit>y necessity & c>ri$ out unlawfully
 & wantonly2 ,:]eas ! ,,icc also        
recognizes o!r s]i\s violations ( ! laws
 & cu/oms applicable 9 int]national arm$
 conflict z w> crimes1 includ+          
int5tionally direct+ attacks aga9/ !    
civilian population z su* or aga9/      
individual civilians n tak+ direct "p 9 
ho/ilities & int5tionally direct+       
attacks aga9/ civilian objects1 t is1   
objects :i* are n milit>y objectives2   
,:]eas ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put91 memb]s
 ( ! ,russian ,security ,c\ncil1 &      
,presid5t ,put9's milit>y comm&]s h     
sev]ely und]m9$ ! int]national rule (   
law ?r\gh _! v>i\s actions2 ,:]eas1     
prior to ! invasion ( ,ukra9e 9 #bjbb1  
,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9 & ! ,russian  
,f$]ation has a long hi/ory ( committ+  

acts ( aggression1 human rights         
violations1 & acts t con/itute w> crimes
 )9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation & ar\nd !      
globe1 includ+ 9 ,*e*nya1 ,georgia1     
,ukra9e1 & ,syria2 ,:]eas1 beg9n+ 9     
#aiii1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation engag$ 9 !  
indiscrim9ate use ( =ce aga9/ ! p (     
,*e*nya1 includ+ ! use ( clu/] munitions
 aga9/ civilians1 result+ 9 #ej1jjj     
,*e*5s1 mo/ly civilians1 dead or miss+2 
,:]eas1 dur+ ! ,russian ,f$]ation's     
invasion ( ,georgia 9 #bjjh1 ,russian   
,arm$ ,=ces engag$ ) clu/] munitions 9  
indiscrim9ate & disproportionate attacks
 t result$ 9 ! dea? ( civilians2 ,:]eas 
,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9 violat$ !     
sov]eignty ( ,ukra9e & us$ milit>y =ce  
to seize control & unlawfully occupy    
,crimea & ea/]n ,ukra9e1 indiscrim9ately
 t>get+ & kill+ ?\s&s ( innoc5t         
civilians s9ce #bjad2 ,:]eas ! ,russian 
milit>y 0 deem$ responsible = %oot+ d[n 
,malaysia ,airl9es ,flight #ag ov] ea/]n
 ,ukra9e on ,july #ag1 #bjad1 :i*       
result$ 9 ! dea? ( #bih civilians2      

,:]eas rebel =ces support$ by ! ,russian
 ,f$]ation 7 deem$ responsible = a      
missile attack on ,janu>y #bd1 #bjae1 9 
,m>iupol1 ,ukra9e t indiscrim9ately     
t>get$ civilians1 result+ 9 ! dea? ( at 
lea/ #cj & injur+ _m m2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf 
& #bjag1 ,russian aircraft deploy$      
bunk]-bu/+ & inc5di>y bombs capable (   
de/roy+ milit>y in/allations on civilian
 /ructures 9 ,aleppo1 ,syria1 result+ 9 
! dea? ( hundr$s ( civilians2 ,:]eas    
,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9 is complicit 9
 w> crimes & human rights violations 9  
,syria ?r\gh 8 cont9u+ political1       
f9ancial1 & milit>y support = ,presid5t 
,ba%> al-,assad2 ,:]eas intellig5ce     
assessm5ts h conclud$ ,vladimir ,put9 & 
8 regime h de/roy$ ! rule ( law 9       
,russia & engag$ 9 c\ntless crimes aga9/
 humanity1 includ+ ord]+ ! poison+ (    
,alexi ,navalny1 ! poison+ ( ,s]gei &   
,yulia ,skripal1 & ! false imprisonm5t &
 torture ultimately lead+ to ! dea? (   
,s]gei ,magnitsky2 ,:]eas ,presid5t     
,vladimir ,put91 9 ,febru>y #bjbb1      

initiat$ a prem$itat$1 unprovok$1       
unju/ifi$1 & unlawful w> aga9/ !        
sov]eign nation ( ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas1 9    
,febru>y #bjbb1 ,presid5t ,vladimir     
,put9 & ,russian ,f$]ation =ces t>get$ &
 report$ly kill$ m ?an #cjj civilians1  
to include *ildr51 :ile engag+ 9        
,ukra9ian urban c5t]s1 caus+ *aos & fe> 
among ,ukra9ian citiz5s2 ,:]eas1 on     
,febru>y #bh1 #bjbb1 ! ,ukra9ian        
,ambassador to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,oksana 
,m>k>ova1 claim$ ,presid5t ,vladimir    
,put9 ord]$ ! deploym5t ( !rmob>ic      
weapons & clu/] munitions to be us$ 9 ! 
nor!a/]n t[ns ( ,okhtyrka & ,k>khiv2    
,:]eas ,ukra9e has twice submitt$ to !  
jurisdiction ( ! ,,icc = ! purposes (   
prosecut+ w> crimes committ$ )9 its     
t]ritory due to ! ,russian occupation ( 
,ukra9e2 ,:]eas ,li?uania & ,canada1    
memb]s to ! au?oriz+ treaty ( ! ,,icc1 h
 call$ on ! ,,icc to op5 an inve/igation
 into possible w> crimes committ$ by    
,russia2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbb1
 ! ,prosecutor ( ! ,,icc1 ,k>im ,a4,a4  

,khan ,,qc /at$ t ! ,,icc w\ld op5 a    
?ird inve/igation aga9/ ,russia = alleg$
 w> crimes & crimes aga9/ humanity      
committ$ dur+ ! ,russian invasion into  
,ukra9e1 :i* began on ,febru>y #bd1     
#bjbb2 ,:]eas ,ukra9e has also fil$ a   
claim 9 ! ,int]national ,c\rt ( ,ju/ice 
7,,icj7 in/itut+ proce$+s aga9/ !       
,russian ,f$]ation = g5ocide2 & ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld use its   
voice1 vote1 & influ5ce to pursue w>    
crimes allegations aga9/ ,vladimir ,put9
 & 8 milit>y comm&]s 9 int]national     
in/itutions ( :i* x is a memb] &        
enc\rage o!r allies & p>tn]s to express 
! same3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 /rongly condemns 
! ongo+ viol5ce1 w> crimes1 crimes aga9/
 humanity1 & sy/ematic human rights     
abuses cont9ually be+ c>ri$ out by !    
,russian ,arm$ ,=ces & _! proxies &     
,presid5t ,put9's milit>y comm&]s1 at ! 
direction ( ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put92  
7#b7 enc\rages memb] /ates to petition !
 ,,icc & ! ,,icj to au?orize any & all  

p5d+ inve/igations into w> crimes &     
crimes aga9/ humanity committ$ by !     
,russian ,arm$ ,=ces & _! proxies &     
,presid5t ,put9's milit>y comm&]s1 at ! 
direction ( ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put92  
7#c7 supports any inve/igation into w>  
crimes1 crimes aga9/ humanity1 &        
sy/ematic human rights abuses levi$ by  
,presid5t ,vladimir ,put91 ! ,russian   
,security ,c\ncil1 ! ,russian ,arm$     
,=ces & _! proxies1 & ,presid5t ,put9's 
milit>y comm&]s2  7#d7 enc\rages !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t & p>tn] nations 
to use _! voice1 vote1 & influ5ce 9     
int]national in/itutions 9 :i* !y are   
memb]s to hold ,presid5t ,vladimir      
,put91 ! ,russian ,security ,c\ncil1 !  
,russian ,arm$ ,=ces & _! proxies1 &    
,presid5t ,put9's milit>y comm&]s       
acc\ntable = _! sponsor%ip ( ongo+      
viol5ce1 w> crimes1 crimes aga9/        
humanity1 & sy/ematic human rights      
abuses2 &  7#e7 /&s ) ! p :o h be5      
affect$ by ! brutality ( ! ,put9 regime4