Russia's Foreign Ministry came out strongly Wednesday against a move in the U.S. Congress to approve a controversial human rights bill against Russia. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov cautioned the United States to weigh the consequences of passing such a bill, and warned that Russia would take active measures in response if it did. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed the "Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act" on Tuesday. The act would impose a travel ban and asset freeze on Russian officials linked to the jailing and death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009. The Magnitsky bill will now head to the Senate, where it will probably come up for vote within months. Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, who have long held hawkish views on Russia, have supported the bill.