Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6856) to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• Representative Fitzpatrick introduced this resolution to set the rules for debating a bill that would place new sanctions on Russia.
• The main bill being discussed would punish the Russian government if they refuse to negotiate for peace with Ukraine or if they break future peace deals.
• This procedural step decides how long lawmakers can talk about the bill and ensures a final vote can happen quickly.
• By passing this resolution, the House of Representatives clears the path to officially vote on whether to increase pressure on Russia.

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