LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Democratic U.S. Senators from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters, joined Montana’s Republican senators in introducing laws that may ban the import of sure minerals from Russia till the nation ends hostilities with Ukraine.
S.808, also referred to as the “Stop Russian Market Manipulation Act,” was launched Thursday, and would ban the import of the next minerals:
Braggite
Copper
Nickel
Palladium
Platinum
Rhodium
Ruthenium
Zinc
The ban would final for a yr after the president certifies to Congress that Russia has ended all hostilities towards Ukraine, with a probationary interval of three years. Throughout this era, if Russia resumes hostilities towards Ukraine, the ban would resume impact.
S.808 additionally has language that forbids the President from waiving the prohibition.
The invoice was learn twice and referred to the Committee on Finance on Thursday. You possibly can learn the total invoice because it was launched under.
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