STABLE DRC Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8704 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8704 To impose sanctions with respect to any foreign person that violates or knowingly undermines the Washington Accords. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Mr. Olszewski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To impose sanctions with respect to any foreign person that violates or knowingly undermines the Washington Accords. 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 ``Sanctioning Threats and Aggression to Bolster Lasting Enforcement and Disrupt Regional Conflict Act'' or``STABLE DRC Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Rwandan Defense Forces have provided sustained military support for the March 23rd Movement's (M23) ongoing revolt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North and South Kivu provinces. (2) The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to support the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed group whose founders took part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. (3) Both the FDLR and M23 have committed numerous war crimes and human rights abuses. This includes forcibly recruiting children into their ranks and engaging in ethnic cleansing, rape, and summary executions. (4) The June 2025 Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda (in this Act referred to as the ``