S.Amdt. 5905

SA 5905, submitted by Mr. Grassley and Mr. Durbin, aims to add a new section (SEC. 1230) to the end of subtitle C of title XII of bill S. 4784.

The purpose of this amendment is to establish a Sense of Congress regarding the illegal abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation.

The amendment includes the following:

• Findings: It states that since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Government and military forces of the Russian Federation have abducted, forcibly transferred, or facilitated the illegal deportation of at least 20,000 Ukrainian children, causing devastating physical and psychological trauma.

• Sense of Congress: It declares that Congress condemns these actions and implores the Russian Federation to work with the international community to return all forcibly transferred Ukrainian children to their families without delay.