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117th Congress > House > Vote 525
Clerk session vote number: 78
Sponsor: NEAL, Richard Edmund (D-MA)
Description: Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act
Bill summary: Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act
This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also permanently authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions based on violations of human rights.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus. This authority terminates on January 1, 2024.
The President may restore normal trade relations with
Russia and Belarus, subject to congressional disapproval.
The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to (1) condemn the recent aggression in Ukraine, (2) encourage other World Trade Organization (WTO) members to suspend trade concessions to Russia and Belarus, (3) consider steps to suspend Russia's participation in the WTO, and (4) seek to halt the accession process of Belarus.
Bill titles: To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov