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Priority Bill Status
Ukraine Voting Record
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Ratification of NATO accession protocols for Sweden and Finland
Emergency supplemental appropriations providing $61B in Ukraine assistance
National Defense Authorization Act with Ukraine security assistance provisions
About
Elected: 2006 (3rd full term)
- Background: Former Rhode Island Attorney General and U.S. Attorney
- Committees: Judiciary, Finance, Environment, Budget
- State: Small Rhode Island Ukrainian community
Bio Sheldon Whitehouse is the author of the REPO Act (S. 2918), arguably the single most consequential Ukraine bill in the Senate. The bill creates the legal mechanism to transfer about $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, which unlocks hundreds of billions in reconstruction funding.
Ukraine Record
- Author of the REPO Act (S. 2918)
- Technical legal authority on the international law side of asset seizure
Advocacy Insight
- Ask them to: Force the Foreign Relations Committee to schedule a vote on his REPO Act (S. 2918) alongside Chair Risch and Senator Shaheen, and pair the bill with sanctions bills for a combined hearing.
- Why it works with them: His legal expertise makes him the most effective voice for explaining why asset seizure is both lawful and necessary.
- Your connection: Mention Rhode Island's Ukrainian American community and thank him for authoring the REPO Act.
- Avoid: Reintroducing him to his own bill. Ask for specific committee action.
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
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Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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