# 117-hr-6897: PUPPETS Act of 2022

117-hr-6897, PUPPETS Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6897
- Congress: 117
- Title: PUPPETS Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-03-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Usurpation of Power and Privileges by Extralegal Territories' Sedition Act of 2022 or the PUPPETS Act of 2022 This bill designates specified entities as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorist organizations. The bill also prohibits the Department of Defense from taking any action that implies recognition of the sovereignty of such entities over territory or airspace claimed by the governments of Ukraine, Moldova, or Georgia. Entities subject to this bill include any entities holding themselves out to be the governments of any region of Ukraine that was not elected through elections in 2019 or 2020, the Pridnestrovian Moldovian Republic, the Republic of South Ossetia, or the Republic of Abkhazia.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-7260: Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6897 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6897)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-7260: Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7260)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6897 (as of 2025-11-18).