House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

No Russian Tunnel to Crimea Act

H.R. 476Introduced Jan 16, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person who knowingly participates in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula.

Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Meeks D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 16, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 476.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 9, January 16, 2025, Page H222):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats

2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Gabe Amo (D-RI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), William Keating (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.