,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dicg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bb1 #bjbb,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 and ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,united ,states ,government from recognizing the ,russian ,federation's claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign territory of ,ukraine1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,non-,recognition of ,russian ,annexation of ,ukrainian ,territory ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition against ,united ,states recognition of the ,russian ,federation's claim of sovereignty over any portion of ,ukraine 7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states not to recognize the ,russian ,federation's claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally recognized territory of ,ukraine1 including its airspace and its territorial waters4 7b7 ,prohibition ,in accordance with subsection 7a71 no ,federal department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that implies recognition of the ,russian ,federation's claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally recognized territory of ,ukraine1 including its airspace and its territorial waters4