Reps. Fitzpatrick and Keating Introduce Bill to Label Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism
This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. No action has been taken on the proposal since October 2025, which means it has been stalled for about eight months. The House committee must choose to review the bill before it can move any further in the legislative process.
While both Republicans and Democrats support the idea, the State Department often blocks these bills to keep control over sensitive foreign negotiations.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
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The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has unanimously approved a bipartisan bill (S. 2978) that would officially designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism if it fails to return more than 19,000 Ukrainian children forcibly taken by Russian forces.
Senate Republicans Lindsey Graham and Katie Britt, along with Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Amy Klobuchar, introduced legislation to add Russia to the list of state sponsors of terrorism until they return abducted children. Britt emphasized using every tool to bring the children home.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act
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