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Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

A resolution calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end the war against Ukraine.

S.Res. 236 · Senate resolution International Affairs

A Republican resolution with 23 Democratic cosponsors · See all 36 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3011-3012)

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution calls for the return of all Ukrainian children abducted by the Government of the Russian Federation. It highlights that as of April 16, 2025, there have been at least 19,546 confirmed reports of unlawful deportations and forced transfers of Ukrainian children. The text asserts that these actions are intended to erase Ukrainian nation and identity through Russification and forced adoptions. It further notes that the invasion has increased risks of trafficking, exploitation, and death for children. Finally, the Senate supports a peaceful and just conclusion to the war and urges that all abducted children be returned before any peace agreement is finalized.