Introduce legislation requiring the Secretary of State to designate Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism if it refuses to return abducted Ukrainian children.

introduced the Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act, bipartisan legislation requiring the Secretary of State to designate Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism if it refuses to return the estimated more than 19,000 Ukrainian children abducted

Keating helped introduce a bill tying a terrorism designation for Russia to the return of abducted Ukrainian children.

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H.R.5797 was introduced in the House on October 21, 2025 by Mr. Fitzpatrick for himself and Mr. Keating. The bill provides for designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Official bill text shows Keating was named in the introduction of H.R.5797, legislation to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

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Text - H.R.5797 - Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act
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Section 3 requires the Secretary of State to certify whether kidnapped, deported, or forcibly removed Ukrainian children have been reunited and reintegrated; if not, the Secretary shall immediately designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

The introduced bill contains the promised trigger: if the Secretary cannot certify return and reintegration of abducted Ukrainian children, Russia must be designated a state sponsor of terrorism.

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Text - H.R.5797 - Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] as an original cosponsor of H.R.5797 on 10/21/2025.

The official cosponsor record confirms Keating was the sole original cosponsor on the bill's introduction date.

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Cosponsors - H.R.5797 - Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5797 as introduced on 10/21/2025, referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, with status Introduced.

The bill was formally introduced and pending in committee; enactment was not required by the promise, which was to introduce legislation.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.5797 - Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%