Washington, April 23 -- Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, introduced the Countering Russia's War on Faith Act - bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expose and punish Russia's systematic persecution of religious communities in Ukraine and Russian-occupied territories.
Leading the effort with Fitzpatrick in the House are Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Don Bacon (R-NE), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Steve Cohen (D-TN), with companion legislation introduced in the Senate by Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
The legislation requires the Secretaries of State and Defense to joi...