HR. 8718In Committee

Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act

Chamber
House
Sponsor
Joe WilsonJoe WilsonHouse • District 2
Introduced
2026-05-07
Impact Score
24
Limited
Momentum
24
Stable
Impose sanctions on foreign persons and governments involved in recruiting Africans to fight in the war in Ukraine
What this does
  • Impose sanctions on recruiters
2026-05-07Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.