Russia’s War on Faith Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4379 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4379 To require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to jointly submit a report on efforts by the Government of the Russian Federation to violate the religious freedoms of the people of Ukraine, to require the President to impose all applicable sanctions with respect to foreign persons determined to have engaged in such efforts, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 22, 2026 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to jointly submit a report on efforts by the Government of the Russian Federation to violate the religious freedoms of the people of Ukraine, to require the President to impose all applicable sanctions with respect to foreign persons determined to have engaged in such efforts, and for other purposes. 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's War on Faith Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) In territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, Russian occupation authorities have imposed policies that restrict, suppress, and eliminate freedom of religion and belief, in violation of international law and civilian protections under the law of armed conflict. (2) The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has documented that Russian authorities in occupied Ukrainian territories have engaged in severe violations of religious freedom,