{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.shaheen.senate.gov//news/press/senate-foreign-relations-committee-approves-comprehensive-russian-sanctions-bill", "Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Comprehensive Russian Sanctions Bill", "2019-12-18", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Jeanne Shaheen", "S001181", "www.shaheen.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Comprehensive Russian Sanctions Bill \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDecember 18, 2019\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t(Washington, DC)  U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (R-NH), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) issued the following statements after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee overwhelmingly voted to approve the Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKA) of 2019. Adopted in a vote of 17-5, the comprehensive, bipartisan bill significantly increases the political, diplomatic, and economic pressure on the Russian Federation in response to its malign activities around the world.\r\nThe legislation, which now heads to the Senate floor for full consideration, is designed to bolster the United States' ability to confront Russian aggression on several frontsby strengthening our commitment to NATO, establishing an elite State Department cyber unit, and levying wide-ranging sanctions on Russian entities and individuals.\r\nThis bipartisan legislation sends a clear message that Congress will not stay on the sidelines while Russia continues to interfere in our elections, threatens Ukraine's sovereignty and sows discord in the transatlantic community, said Senator Shaheen. Our bill levies additional sanctions against Russia and reaffirms the Senate's voice and role in support of NATO to ensure the United States stands with our allies against Russian aggression. I urge Leader McConnell to bring this bill to the floor immediately.\r\nAmong its many provisions, DASKA creates a fusion center within the government to better address challenges posed by Russia. The bill also gives U.S. prosecutors the ability to shut down botnets and other cyber tools that are used to attack election infrastructure. And it increases transparency in the U.S. real estate market, making it more difficult for Russian oligarchs to buy high end property.\r\nSanctions in Response to Kremlin interference in democratic institutions abroad\r\n \r\nSanctions on Russian banks that support Russian efforts to undermine democratic institutions in other countries\r\nSanctions on investment in Russian LNG projects outside of Russia\r\nSanctions on Russia's cyber sector\r\nSanctions on Russian sovereign debt\r\nSanctions on political figures, oligarchs, and family members and other persons that facilitate illicit and corrupt activities, directly or indirectly, on behalf of Vladimir Putin\r\n \r\nSanctions in Response to Kremlin aggression in Ukraine\r\n \r\nSanctions on Russia's shipbuilding sector in the event that Russia violates the freedom of navigation in the Kerch Strait or anywhere else in the world\r\nSanctions with respect to support for the development of crude oil resources in Russia\r\nSanctions on Russian stated owned energy projects outside of Russia\r\n \r\nOther key provisions of the legislation \r\n \r\nA strong statement of support for NATO and a requirement for two-thirds of the United States Senate to vote to leave NATO\r\nProvisions expediting the transfer of excess defense articles to NATO countries to reduce some NATO countries' dependence on Russian military equipment\r\nThe creation of a National Fusion Center to Respond to Hybrid Threats. The aim of this center is to better prepare and respond to Russian disinformation and other emerging threats emanating from the Russian Federation\r\nThe establishment of an Office of Cyberspace and the Digital Economy within the Department of State. This office will lead diplomatic efforts relating to international cybersecurity, Internet access, Internet freedom, the digital economy, cybercrime, deterrence and responses to cyber threats\r\nProvisions aimed to pressure the Russian government to halt its obstruction of international efforts to investigate chemical weapons attacks as well as punish the Russian government for chemical weapons production and use\r\nTheInternational Cybercrime Prevention Actwhich would give prosecutors the ability to shut down botnets and other digital infrastructure that can be used for a wide range of illegal activity; create a new criminal violation for individuals who have knowingly targeted critical infrastructure, including dams, power plants, hospitals, and election infrastructure; and prohibit cybercriminals from selling access to botnets to carry out cyber-attacks\r\nTheDefending the Integrity of Voting Systems Actwhich would allow the Department of Justice to pursue federal charges for the hacking of any voting system that is used in a federal election\r\nA requirement for the Secretary of State to submit a determination of whether the Russian Federation meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism\r\nA requirement for domestic title insurance companies to report information on the beneficial owners of entities that purchase residential real estate in high-value transactions\r\nReinforcement for the State Department Office of Sanctions Coordination\r\nA report on the net worth and assets of Vladimir Putin\r\nA report on the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov\r\nA reauthorization of the Countering Russia Influence Fund, which would provide assistance to European countries vulnerable to Kremlin interference \r\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.shaheen.senate.gov//news/press/senate-foreign-relations-committee-approves-comprehensive-russian-sanctions-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7322150524705648, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}