By CQ Staff

Despite the current cease-fire between Russia and Georgia, two lawmakers are jump-starting a call to relocate the 2014 Winter Olympics scheduled to be held in Sochi, Russia.

Pennsylvania’s Democratic Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz and Republican Bill Shuster , the co-chairs of the House Georgia Caucus, announced they intend to introduce a resolution when Congress returns calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to find a new venue for the winter games.

The resolution states that the Russia’s invasion of the Georgian republic makes it an unacceptable host site and notes that Sochi is located about 20 miles from the current conflict zone.

“Russia must realize that its actions in Georgia will not be ignored by the international community. We stand by Georgia, our friend and ally, and call on the IOC to designate a new venue for the Russian Olympics,” Schwartz said in a statement.

The two also called upon foreign legislators to introduce similar resolutions in their respective parliaments to send a send message to Russia and the IOC that Russia’s actions should cause it to forfeit the Olympics.