The U.S. Senate Committee on international Affairs has voted in favor of punishment Against the " Nord stream - 2 ", reports Reuters. the draft law was prepared by senators Ted Cruz (Republican party) and Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat). The document prohibits entry into the United States any persons involved in "the sale, rental, providing or facilitating the provision" of ships for laying the Russian offshore pipeline at a depth of 30 meters or more and freezing their assets under us jurisdiction. According to the procedure, the draft law shall pass through the Senate, then it is assumed the counting of votes in the house of representatives and then it goes to the President for signature. expression of the will shall have been held over the past week, however, Senator Rand Paul expressed with a letter, which emphasized its partners in the Committee that the proposal would hit not by Russia, and the US partners in the European Union. For example, the story is about a Swiss entity Allseas, which paves almost the entire sea area, as well as the Italian Saipem. in addition, under penalties have the opportunity to get organizations from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Finland, Sweden, warned Paul. the Senate is another draft law, already adopted by the house of commissioners. It was initiated by a group of congressmen headed by Republican Adam Kinzinger. This Document covers not only the "Nord stream - 2" and " Turkish stream ". Conceptually it is the same as bill Cruz and Sahin. "Nord stream - 2" will pass under the Baltic sea from the Russian coast to Germany through the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of Finland, Sweden and Denmark, which until has not given permission for the construction. in the European Union "Nord stream - 2" support Germany, Austria and Norway. Supporters of the project has expressed interest in a reliable uninterrupted supply of gas. Act against Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine does not want to lose revenue from the transit of gas from Russia. The US is also creating obstacles in the " Nord stream - 2 ", as supposed to supply the European Union's own liquefied natural gas. the Russian authorities have many times underlined that "Northern stream - 2" is only economic in nature, and undertaken in the interests of the countries - exporters and importers of natural gas. According to the press-Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov, the pipeline will be an important contribution to strengthening Europe's energy security, but also make palpable rivalry of American manufacturers and suppliers of this type of fuel. <span style="color:darkgray