; Whereas nations in the international community and international organizations have condemned the Russian Federation’s violations of international law and taken actions to condemn the Russian Federation; Whereas Article 6 of the United Nations Charter permits the United Nations Security Council to recommend the expulsion of a member nation that has persistently violated the principles of the United Nations Charter upon a two-thirds vote of the United Nations General Assembly; Whereas the United Nations has the power to amend its Charter to remove or add new permanent members; Whereas the United Nations General Assembly established an open-ended working group in 1993 to address the issue of Security Council reform; Whereas discussions have occurred regarding many aspects of Security Council reform, including— (1) increasing the number of permanent members; (2) increasing the number of nonpermanent members; (3) discussing the status of new permanent members, including extension of the veto to such members; (4) the continuation of the veto power; and (5) limits on veto use; Whereas Security Council reform discussions have increased recently, due in part to some United Nations members’ objections to the Security Council’s lack of action regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict; Whereas the United States has generally supported enlarging Security Council membership, both for permanent and nonpermanent members, and cited the importance of providing permanent seats for those nations that the United States has long supported, including the Republic of India; Whereas the issue of the Republic of India’s accession to a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council is not new, but has been discussed by permanent members since the 1950s; Whereas the Republic of India was a founding member of the United Nations; Whereas the Republic of India has served as a nonpermanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 8 terms (16 years), with the last term ending in 2022