RUSSIA

Addresses

Obama Administration Nuclear Weapons Policy Evaluation: Senator Kyl, S3980 [19MY]

Path to Nuclear Security—Implementing the President's Prague Agenda: Vice President Biden, S689-S691 [23FE]

Amendments

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10413 [16DE], S10459, S10520, S10521, S10522, S10644 [17DE], S10685, S10695 [18DE], S10717, S10726, S10738, S10739, S10740, S10741 [19DE], S10792, S10803, S10818, S10819, S10820, S10821 [20DE], S10894, S10899, S10904, S10906, S10909, S10915, S10932 [21DE], S10939, S10953, S10955, S11039 [22DE]

Articles and editorials

Beating on My Beat, S10339 [16DE]

Don't Force New Start—The Treaty Should Not Be a Christmas Present for Russia, S10371 [16DE]

Frost at the Core—Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin Are Presiding Over a System That Can No Longer Change, S10337-S10339 [16DE]

Glory of Poland, H2548 [14AP]

Hollow ``Reset'' With Russia, S4510 [27MY]

Lavrov—Russia May Pull Out of Nuke Deal if U.S. Expands Missile Defense, S10488 [17DE]

Learning From Experience on Arms Control, S10874 [21DE]

New Start—Ratify, With Caveats, S10369 [16DE], S10875 [21DE]

NSG Makes Little Headway at Meeting, S7258 [21SE]

Republican Case for Ratifying New START, S10852, S10871 [21DE]

Russia Completes Design Work for Use of RS-24 Missiles on Rail-Based Systems, S10898 [21DE]

Russian Journalists, Fighting Graft, Pay in Blood, S10340 [16DE]

Russia's Putin—Khodorkovsky `Should Sit in Jail', S10337 [16DE]

Show Trial—Should Ties to Russia Be Linked to Its Record on Rights?, S5181 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions (see S. 3699), S6736 [4AU]

Dept. of State: designate Caucasus Emirate as a foreign terrorist organization (see H. Res. 1315), H3078 [29AP]

Endangered species: support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (see S. Res. 680), S7968 [17NO] (see H. Res. 1722), H7548 [17NO]

Georgia (country): reaffirm close and enduring relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 1544), H5819 [20JY]

———support sovereignty and territorial integrity, call upon Russia to fulfill terms of ceasefire agreements, and allow return of displaced persons and observer missions (see S. Res. 698, 698), S8713 [9DE]

Human rights: express solidarity with human rights defenders (see H. Res. 1539), H5818 [20JY]

International law: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see S. 3881), S7787 [29SE] (see H.R. 6365), H7393 [29SE]

KICY-Radio (Nome, AK): anniversary (see S. Res. 459), S1670 [17MR]

Poland: call for independent investigation into plane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals (see H. Res. 1489), H5303 [30JN]

———express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (see S. Res. 479), S2295 [14AP] (see H. Res. 1243), H2504 [13AP] (see H. Res. 1246), H2578 [14AP]

———honor victims of Soviet police on the anniversary of the Katyn massacre and urge Russia to declassify all official records and cooperate with investigations of such massacre (see H. Res. 1323), H3123 [4MY]

———recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership (see S. Res. 476), S2208 [12AP]

Treaties and agreements: approve proposed agreement for cooperation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act (see S.J. Res. 34), S5202 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 91), H4638 [21JN]

———disapprove proposed agreement for cooperation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act (see H.J. Res. 92), H4638 [21JN]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): express disfavor pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act (see H.J. Res. 85), H3702 [20MY]

Cloture motions

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10771 [19DE], S10888 [21DE]

Letters

Express sympathy to Polish citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership: Representative Pascrell, H2549 [14AP]

Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act: Senator Cardin, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7797 [29SE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) renewal: Elena Poptodorova, Bulgarian Ambassador, S10873 [21DE]

———George Miller, Michael Anastasio, and Paul Hommert, S10872 [21DE]

———Hilary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of State and Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S10805 [20DE]

———Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S10491 [17DE]

———Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S10329 [16DE], S10865 [21DE]

———Senator Collins, S10804 [20DE]

———several former U.S. military commanders, S10873 [21DE]

———several Strategic Posture Commission members, S10710 [19DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) renewal and nuclear modernization plan funding: Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S10864 [21DE]

———President Obama, S10850, S10864 [21DE]

———Senators Inouye, Feinstein, Cochran, and Alexander, S10850, S10863 [21DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) renewal relative to constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense systems: President Obama, S10851 [21DE]

Viability of U.S. air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) capability and heavy bomber force and basing and warhead options for a follow-on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S10432 [17DE]

Lists

Quotes relative to global nuclear disarmament, S10430 [17DE]

Quotes supporting concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon modernization plan with U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) renewal, S10328 [16DE], S10941 [22DE]

Memorandums

Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC): Dept. of State Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, S10904 [21DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) Renewal and Nuclear Weapons Modernization Requirements: Senators Kyl and Corker, S8210 [29NO]

Messages

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Russia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Obama, S3471 [10MY], H3422 [12MY]

Continuation of National Emergency With Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in Russia: President Obama, S5111 [17JN], H4632 [17JN]

Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms: President Obama, S3766 [13MY]

Motions

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10261 [15DE], S10903 [21DE]

Privilege of the floor

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) closed session deliberation attendees, S10794 [20DE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, H7748 [30NO]

Dept. of State: designate Caucasus Emirate as a foreign terrorist organization (H. Res. 1315), E716 [29AP]

House of Representatives: report on bipartisan delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting, E1513-E1515 [30JY]

Human rights: express solidarity with human rights defenders (H. Res. 1539), E1379 [20JY]

International law: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (H.R. 6365), E1862 [29SE]

Nazarbayev, Nursultan: recognize Kazakhstan President for organizing OSCE Astana Summit, E1968 [18NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of national security policies, H7750 [30NO]

———evaluation of nuclear weapons policy, H5494 [1JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: Russian deal with Cuba to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico, H2218 [23MR]

Poland: anniversary of Katyn Massacre by Soviet police, E808 [11MY]

———express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership, H2478, H2479 [13AP], H2509 [14AP], E564, E568 [15AP], E586 [20AP]

———express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (H. Res. 1246), H2545-H2550, H2572, H2575 [14AP], E603 [21AP]

———moment of silence to honor citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, H2554 [14AP]

———recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership, H2482 [13AP], H2554, H2557 [14AP], H2584 [15AP], E516 [13AP]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): provide for continued application of Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities following termination of such Protocol (S. 2727), E575 [16AP]

———renewal, H2558, H2565-H2572 [14AP], H2671 [20AP], H2953 [28AP], H7579 [18NO], H7645 [30NO], H8918-H8920 [21DE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933, H6885 [23SE], E1773 [29SE]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S10951, S11012, S11013, S11024-S11026 [22DE]

———legislative priorities, S10422 [17DE]

Courts: characterize trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence, S8635 [8DE], S10336-S10343 [16DE]

———characterize trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (S. Res. 189), S5179-S5182 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: success of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, S2563 [22AP], S10357 [16DE]

Foreign policy: recognize democracy efforts, support further reforms, and encourage continued protection of human rights and civil liberties, S1643 [17MR]

Georgia (country): support sovereignty and territorial integrity, call upon Russia to fulfill terms of ceasefire agreements, and allow return of displaced persons and observer missions (S. Res. 698), S10902 [21DE]

Human rights: violations, S7915 [17NO], S10339-S10343 [16DE]

International law: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (S. 3881), S7795 [29SE]

Iran: impact of sanctions, S4510 [27MY]

KICY-Radio (Nome, AK): anniversary (S. Res. 459), S1679 [17MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of nuclear weapons policy, S3980 [19MY]

Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (S. Res. 479), S2251-S2254 [14AP]

———moment of silence to honor citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, S2251 [14AP]

———recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership, S2185-S2187 [12AP]

———recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership (S. Res. 476), S2212 [12AP]

Treaties and agreements: approve proposed agreement for cooperation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act (S.J. Res. 34), S5211 [21JN]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S3766 [13MY]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): amend preamble to acknowledge interrelationship between nonstrategic and strategic offensive arms, S10685 [18DE], S10706-S10724 [19DE]

———amend preamble to strike language relative to interrelationship between strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms, S10459-S10476, S10481-S10492 [17DE], S10670, S10671, S10673-S10675, S10679-S10685 [18DE], S10774 [20DE]

———clarify definition of rail-mobile missiles, S10894-S10899 [21DE]

———impact on national security and nuclear proliferation activities by other countries, S3779-S3781 [14MY], S4123-S4128 [24MY], S10780-S10782 [20DE]

———increase number of certain inspections allowed, S10726-S10730 [19DE], S10777, S10787, S10788, S10790, S10795-S10799 [20DE]

———limit deployment of nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles, S10906-S10909 [21DE]

———modify deployed delivery vehicle limits, S10782-S10786, S10788-S10790, S10797-S10801 [20DE]

———prohibit constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense systems, S10483, S10485-S10492 [17DE], S10803 [20DE], S10951, S10957, S10961, S10965-S10967 [22DE]

———provide for continued application of Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities following termination of such Protocol (S. 2727), S5213 [21JN]

———provide for return of stolen U.S. military equipment, S10899-S10903 [21DE]

———renewal, S2541, S2563-S2566 [22AP], S2999-S3001 [30AP], S4170 [25MY], S4841-S4843 [10JN], S5144-S5146 [18JN], S7008 [13SE], S7874, S7875 [15NO], S7914-S7916 [17NO], S8052 [18NO], S8208, S8214-S8219 [29NO], S8275-S8277 [30NO], S8327, S8329, S8331, S8336, S8337, S8339 [1DE], S8357-S8362, S8366, S8392 [2DE], S8689 [9DE], S10265-S10279 [15DE], S10312, S10316-S10359, S10367-S10384 [16DE], S10422-S10438, S10440, S10454-S10495 [17DE], S10670, S10671, S10673-S10675, S10679-S10685 [18DE], S10706-S10724, S10726-S10730, S10771 [19DE], S10774-S10805 [20DE], S10850-S10852, S10857-S10865, S10871-S10875, S10888, S10891-S10919 [21DE], S10938-S10980, S10982-S10986 [22DE]

———renewal, motion to proceed, S10261 [15DE]

———renewal, unanimous-consent agreement, S10308 [15DE], S10914 [21DE]

———renewal negotiations, S689-S691 [23FE], S1305 [9MR], S1728-S1730 [18MR]

———require annual report of Bilateral Consultative Commission activities, S7257 [21SE]

———require annual report on nuclear weapon modernization plan, S10851 [21DE]

———require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon modernization plan, S7257 [21SE], S10326-S10328 [16DE], S10804 [20DE], S10850, S10860-S10865, S10917 [21DE], S10949 [22DE]

———require parties to enter into negotiations to address disparity between the nonstrategic nuclear weapons stockpiles of the parties, S10719 [19DE], S10792, S10794, S10802 [20DE], S10915 [21DE]

———require Presidential certification communicating U.S. policy to continue development and deployment of U.S. missile defense systems including certain system improvements, S10953-S10957 [22DE]

———require Presidential certification of nuclear weapons complex and delivery systems modernization, S10376 [16DE], S10939-S10945, S10953, S10957 [22DE]

———require Presidential certification that reductions in land-based strategic deterrent will not be considered when reviewing intercontinental ballistic missile follow-on system, S10949, S10950 [22DE]

———require Russian cooperation with U.S. and international efforts to prevent Iranian development of nuclear weapons capability, S10916, S10917 [21DE]

———require that provisions adopted in the Bilateral Consultative Commission that affect substantive rights or obligations must be submitted to the Senate for review, S10904-S10906, S10912 [21DE]

———restrict use of warhead covers that interfere with Type One inspections and require telemetric exchanges on deployed ballistic missile systems, S10909-S10913 [21DE]

———tribute to efforts of executive and military officials and Senate staff, S10950 [22DE]

Reports

New Start Treaty Framework and Nuclear Force Structure Plans: Dept. of Defense, S10861-S10863 [21DE]

Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons: Amy F. Woolf, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S10716 [19DE]

Reports filed

Support International Tiger Conservation Efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 680), S10814 [20DE]

Treaty With Russia for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START Treaty): Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 111-6), S7965 [17NO]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty With Russia for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START Treaty), S7965-S7968 [17NO], S10982-S10985 [22DE]

Statements

Mikhail Khodorkovsky—Full Transcript of His Final Words: Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, S10342 [16DE]

Rail-Mobile Launchers of ICBMS and Their Missiles: Dept. of State Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, S10899 [21DE]

Summaries

Dept. of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Russia (excerpt), S1643 [17MR]

Tables

Ten year projections for weapons stockpile and infrastructure costs, S10851 [21DE]

Texts of

S. 3881, Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act, S7796 [29SE]

S. Res. 459, KICY-Radio (Nome, AK) anniversary, S1673, S1679 [17MR]

S. Res. 476, recognize Polish victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership, S2212 [12AP]

S. Res. 479, express sympathy to citizens of Poland and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership, S2252, S2298 [14AP]

S. Res. 680, support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, S7979 [17NO]

S. Res. 698, support sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia (country), call upon Russia to fulfill terms of ceasefire agreements, and allow return of displaced persons and observer missions, S8714 [9DE]