{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-6930","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 6930","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To authorize the confiscation of assets subject to United States jurisdiction of certain foreign persons, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To authorize the confiscation of assets subject to United States jurisdiction of certain foreign persons, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2022-03-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-04-27","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h130","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act","result":"Passed","yea":417,"nay":8,"present":0,"not_voting":4,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll130.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2022-04-28"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-04-27","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill establishes a working group to determine the legal mechanisms that may be used to seize assets belonging to certain foreign persons (i.e., individuals and entities) affiliated with Russia's political leadership and addresses related issues."},{"k":"p","t":"The interagency working group must determine the constitutional mechanisms by which the President may take steps to seize and confiscate assets belonging to any sanctioned foreign person whose wealth is derived through support for or corruption related to the regime of Russian president Vladimir Putin. The working group must report to Congress on certain issues including (1) recommendations to impose additional energy-related sanctions on Russia's government, and (2) any additional authorities the President needs to take steps to seize and confiscate the assets."},{"k":"p","t":"The President must report to Congress a determination as to whether to expand existing sanctions related to certain Russian government activities to cover additional persons."}],"words":150},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Establishes an interagency working group on mechanisms for seizing assets of certain sanctioned foreign persons, requires reports to Congress, and states the sense of Congress on confiscating such assets and using the proceeds for Ukraine.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#H598C028807E3472C9BFE32BADF3E2EE9"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#HB890F54709114A209D4189D230D87468"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#H98C3EF15DFB6484B95C3BC2EBB16610F"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#HE46AFBCF91234B98B6565F2EE2CDB591"}]},"core_areas":["Seizure and confiscation of assets of sanctioned foreign persons linked to the Russian government","Interagency working group on constitutional mechanisms for asset seizure","Reports to Congress on steps, authorities and energy-related sanctions","Possible expansion of sanctions on members of the Russian State Duma and Federation Council"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the President to establish an interagency working group, headed by the Secretary of State, to determine the constitutional mechanisms for seizing and confiscating assets under U.S. jurisdiction of sanctioned foreign persons whose wealth is derived in part through corruption linked to or political support for the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#HB890F54709114A209D4189D230D87468"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State, within 60 days of enactment, to report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the working group's steps, any recommended additional energy-related sanctions on the Government of Russia, and any additional authorities the President needs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#H98C3EF15DFB6484B95C3BC2EBB16610F"}},{"text":"Requires the President, within 30 days of enactment, to report to the same committees, in classified form if necessary, with a justification for any determination on whether to sanction 328 members of the Russian State Duma under Executive Order 14024.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#HE46AFBCF91234B98B6565F2EE2CDB591"}},{"text":"States the sense of Congress that the President should confiscate property or accounts valued over $2,000,000 belonging to Russian energy companies or to sanctioned foreign persons whose wealth is derived in part through corruption linked to or political support for the Putin regime.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#H598C028807E3472C9BFE32BADF3E2EE9"}},{"text":"States the sense of Congress that the President should use liquidated funds for the benefit of the people of Ukraine, including post-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian assistance, security force assistance, refugee support, and information technology and services.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh#H598C028807E3472C9BFE32BADF3E2EE9"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-04-27","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6930/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-6930.png","v":"4b53480c9df4","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6930, 117th Congress: Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act. House: 417 Yea, 8 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 27 Apr 2022."}}