Text of Senate Amendment 6225

On 2026-06-24, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6225" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6225

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3395] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6225. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1230. REPORT ON THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION'S PERSECUTION OF RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF UKRAINE; IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. (a) Report Required.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes-- (A) a detailed description of the Government of the Russian Federation and its state-affiliated, quasi-state, or occupation-era activities that involve the persecution or suppression of, or discrimination against, or otherwise directly or indirectly involve engaging in or facilitating serious human rights abuse against, Christians, Jews, and Muslims (including Crimean Tatars), and other religious minorities not affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, and their respective religious organizations in Russian- occupied territories of Ukraine; (B) an identification of churches, synagogues, mosques, other religious facilities, including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other minority religious institutions, that have been destroyed, damaged, seized, repurposed, or otherwise appropriated directly or indirectly by persons operating for or on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation in occupied territories of Ukraine; (C) an assessment of-- (i) the number of Christians, Jews, Muslims (including Crimean Tatars), and other religious minorities who are not affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, who have been subjected to persecution, imprisonment, or forced displacement in occupied territories of Ukraine; (ii) restrictions imposed on Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other religions not affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church's religious practices, worship services, or religious education in occupied territories; (iii) efforts to compel Christian organizations to affiliate with Moscow-based religious institutions or to suppress Christian activity not affiliated with Moscow-based religions; (iv) efforts by the Government of the Russian Federation, by authorities exercising de facto governmental control in occupied territory, or by entities or individuals otherwise affiliated with the Russian Federation, to compel Christian organizations in Ukraine and in occupied territories-- (I) to affiliate with Moscow-based religious institutions; or (II) to suppress Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or any other denominations not aligned with Russian state interests; and (v) the overall impact of the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, and its occupation of Ukrainian territory, on religious freedom in occupied territories of Ukraine, including Crimea and Sevastopol; and (D) a list of individuals and entities affiliated with the Government of the Russian Federation, or exercising de facto authority in occupied territory, that-- (i) are responsible for persecution or suppression of, or discrimination against, Christians, Jews, or Muslims in Ukraine and in the occupied territories of Ukraine; or (ii) have otherwise engaged in or attempted to engage in any of the conduct described in this subsection. (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The President may impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to each foreign person on the list required by subsection (a)(1)(D). (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. ______