# 117-hres-966: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression and other international crimes committed by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation against the Government and people of Ukraine, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of an appropriate regional or international justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute possible international crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and further calling upon the President to convoke and convene the world's democracies for the purposes of establishing such an international justice mechanism at the earliest possible time, and for other purposes.

117-hres-966, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression and other international crimes committed by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation against the Government and people of Ukraine, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of an appropriate regional or international justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute possible international crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and further calling upon the President to convoke and convene the world's democracies for the purposes of establishing such an international justice mechanism at the earliest possible time, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-966
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression and other international crimes committed by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation against the Government and people of Ukraine, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of an appropriate regional or international justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute possible international crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and further calling upon the President to convoke and convene the world's democracies for the purposes of establishing such an international justice mechanism at the earliest possible time, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-03-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression and other international crimes committed by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation against the Government and people of Ukraine, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of an appropriate regional or international justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute possible international crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and further calling upon the President to convoke and convene the world's democracies for the purposes of establishing such an international justice mechanism at the earliest possible time, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-966 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/966)

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