To impose sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, to provide additional assistance to Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 18, 2014
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 18, 2014.
1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
Position statements
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
S. 2828: Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014
Passed Senate (House next) on Dec 11, 2014. 100% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 5782: Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014
Introduced on Dec 2, 2014. 97% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Dec 11, 2014
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Introduced
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Dec 11, 2014
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Identical Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2828 (113th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5859 (113th). |
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Dec 11, 2014
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 13, 2014
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 18, 2014
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 5859 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5859. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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