# 119-hr-1601: Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act

119-hr-1601, Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1601
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**The bill would make U.S. nonrecognition of Russia's control over occupied Ukrainian territory the country's policy and block U.S. assistance to governments that recognize or support those annexations.** - Any foreign central government that recognizes the independence of or establishes diplomatic relations with parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia, including Crimea and the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, would be barred from receiving U.S. central government assistance. - U.S. departments and agencies could not use appropriated funds to provide assistance to those designated central governments. - The Secretary of State must publish a list of such central governments on the Department of State website and report those determinations to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. - The Secretary may waive the restriction for a listed government if they determine the waiver is in the national interest and provide a written justification to the named committees. - The bill restates that the Russian Federation does not have sovereignty over the listed Ukrainian territory.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No recognition and limited aid to backers: mixed, low. If enacted, the U.S. would formally refuse to recognize Russia’s claim to any part of Ukraine, including Crimea and the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. It would also block federal funds from helping any central government that recognizes those claims or supports Russia’s annexa…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act
- 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1522: Federal Retirement Fairness Act
- 119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains…

## Sources
- [119-hr-1601 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1601)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1522: Federal Retirement Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1522)
- [119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-70)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1601 (as of 2026-04-21).