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Last week Reps. Meeks (D-NY) and Fitzpatrick (R-PA) secured the required 218 signatures on a discharge petition that will force a House floor vote on a bill (H.R. 6856) to impose sanctions on Russia if it refuses to negotiate and abide by a peace agreement with Ukraine.   That is the sixth time this Congress that rank-and-file members have used this previously rare process to bypass leadership and force a vote on a bill.  In addition to Rep. Fitzpatrick, Rep. Bacon (R-NE) signed the discharge petition, as did Rep. Kiley (I-CA), who recently changed his party from Republican to Independent.