H.R. 1600 · House bill · 119th Congress

Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition Act

Sponsored by Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Virginia with 13 co-sponsors

Introduced Feb 26, 2025

Referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee

Latest action Jan 8, 2026

SponsorRep. Gerald E. Connolly, Virginia· 13 cosponsorsRep. Joe Wilson, South CarolinaRep. Dan Goldman, New York

Show 11 more cosponsors

RepublicanRep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
DemocratRep. Dina Titus, Nevada
DemocratDel. Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia
DemocratRep. Linda Sánchez, California

No summary yet. The Congressional Research Service usually summarizes a bill within weeks of a new version.

BillFull text · congress.gov(opens in a new tab)

Read the bill

About 100 words

Contents

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition Act”.

Sec. 2. Prohibition against United States recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea

(a) Statement of policy.— It is the policy of the United States not to recognize the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.

(b) Prohibition.— In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that implies recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.

Official text, Introduced in House (Feb 26, 2025), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov