{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-7081","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 7081","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To seek immediate bilateral, multilateral, and commercial debt service payment relief for Ukraine.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To seek immediate bilateral, multilateral, and commercial debt service payment relief for Ukraine."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2022-03-15","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-05-11","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h160","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act","result":"Passed","yea":362,"nay":56,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll160.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":"2022-05-12"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-05-11","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to make efforts to secure debt relief for Ukraine."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, Treasury must order U.S. representatives to international financial institutions to advocate for such institutions to (1) immediately suspend all debt service payments owed by Ukraine to the respective institution, (2) provide concessional financial assistance to Ukraine, and (3) provide economic support for refugees from Ukraine (including refugees of African descent) and the countries receiving such refugees."},{"k":"p","t":"Treasury must also immediately pursue, through bilateral and multilateral frameworks, comprehensive debt payment relief for Ukraine from other governments and commercial creditor groups."}],"words":105},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to seek suspension of Ukraine's debt service payments to international financial institutions and debt payment relief from other governments and commercial creditors, and to seek multilateral financial support for Ukraine and for refugees from Ukraine.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/text/eh#HAF843E51C4EB41E48A558F80BED1965B"}]},"core_areas":["Debt service payment relief for Ukraine","United States positions at international financial institutions","Multilateral financial support for refugees from Ukraine"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to advocate that the institution immediately suspend all debt service payments owed to it by Ukraine.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/text/eh#HAF843E51C4EB41E48A558F80BED1965B"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, working with the Secretary of State, to commence immediate efforts with other governments and commercial creditor groups, including through the Paris Club of Official Creditors, to pursue comprehensive debt payment relief for Ukraine.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/text/eh#HAF843E51C4EB41E48A558F80BED1965B"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to use the U.S. voice and vote to support, to the maximum extent practicable, concessional financial assistance for Ukraine.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/text/eh#HAF843E51C4EB41E48A558F80BED1965B"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to seek economic support for refugees from Ukraine, including refugees of African descent, and for countries receiving them.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/text/eh#HAF843E51C4EB41E48A558F80BED1965B"}},{"text":"Requires the President to submit a report on activities under the Act to specified House and Senate committees by December 31 of each year, and to make a copy public.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/text/eh#H0E47F0EC88CB466FAA05D901B2BF6507"}},{"text":"Allows the President to waive the Act if the President determines a waiver is in the national interest and reports the reasons to Congress; the Act ends 7 years after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/text/eh#HA909059E82FE4B7CB5AD50430BAC432F"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-05-11","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/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/7081","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7081/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-7081.png","v":"2c2540a15021","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7081, 117th Congress: Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022. House: 362 Yea, 56 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 11 May 2022."}}