Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SCR21: Condemn Russian Federation regarding Ukrainian children
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To condemn the Russian Federation for the wrongful and illegal abduction, forcible transfer, and subsequent illegal adoption and indoctrination of children from Ukraine.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 11, 2026:
As Introduced 136th General Assembly Regular Session S. C. R. No. 21 2025-2026 Senators Patton, Smith A c o n c u r r e n t RESOLUTION To condemn the Russian Federation for the wrongful and illegal abduction, forcible transfer, and subsequent illegal adoption and indoctrination of children from Ukraine. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING: WHEREAS, On January 12, 1951, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (commonly known as the "Genocide Convention"), of which the Russian Federation is a party, came into effect; and WHEREAS, On February 24, 2022, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, the Russian Federation escalated its eight-year-long occupation of the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula by launching an unprovoked large-scale invasion of Ukraine; and WHEREAS, on March 9, 2022, Russia attacked a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of five individuals and injuries to 17 other individuals; and WHEREAS, Forcibly transferring children of one national, ethnical, racial, or religious group to another group with intent to destroy the group, in whole or in part, is a violation of Article II of the Genocide Convention; and WHEREAS, Ukrainian authorities have stated that thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted and forcibly transferred to Russia despite having families …
Sponsors
- Thomas Patton (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Kent Smith (D, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Offered
Common questions
- What is SCR21?
- SCR21 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Condemn Russian Federation regarding Ukrainian children.
- What does SCR21 do?
- To condemn the Russian Federation for the wrongful and illegal abduction, forcible transfer, and subsequent illegal adoption and indoctrination of children from Ukraine.
- What is the status of SCR21?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR21?
- Thomas Patton (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SCR21?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/scr21
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