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PUPPETS Act of 2022

12/29/2022, 10:18 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3739

Preventing Usurpation of Power and Privileges by Extralegal Territories' Sedition Act of 2022 or the PUPPETS Act of 2022

This bill designates specified entities as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorist organizations. The bill also prohibits the Department of Defense from taking any action that implies recognition of the sovereignty of such entities over territory or airspace claimed by the governments of Ukraine, Moldova, or Georgia.

Entities subject to this bill include any entities holding themselves out to be the governments of any region of Ukraine that was not elected through elections in 2019 or 2020, the Pridnestrovian Moldovian Republic, the Republic of South Ossetia, or the Republic of Abkhazia.

Current Status of Bill S 3739

Bill S 3739 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 2, 2022. Bill S 3739 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 2, 2022.  Bill S 3739's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. as of March 2, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3739

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3739

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Potential Impact Areas

- Asia
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign property
- Georgia (Republic)
- Government information and archives
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Moldova
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
- Ukraine

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3739

PUPPETS Act of 2022
PUPPETS Act of 2022
Preventing Usurpation of Power and Privileges by Extralegal Territories’ Sedition Act of 2022
A bill to designate certain unelected entities claiming to be governments as foreign terrorist organizations, to impose certain measures with respect to countries that support such entities, and for other purposes.

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