Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8696 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8696 To provide for the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Mr. Lieu (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Pursuant to existing law, it is United States policy to designate countries that have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism as state sponsors of terrorism. (2) Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, Iran, and Syria are designated as state sponsors of terrorism. (3) At the direction of President Vladimir Putin, the Government of the Russian Federation has and continues to promote acts of international terrorism against political opponents and nation states. (4) Under the orders of President Putin, the Government of the Russian Federation engaged in a campaign of terror, utilizing brutal force targeting civilians during the Second Chechen War. (5) Actions by the Government of the Russian Federation against civilian centers, such as Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, left countless innocent men, women, and children dead or wounded. (6) Since Russia's initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014 followed by a full-scale invasion of Ukraine starting in 2022, the Government of the Russian Federation has