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S. 1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 1, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Apr 1, 2025

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

This bill imposes penalties on certain persons (individuals and entities) if the President determines that the Russian government or a person acting at Russia's direction is involved with (1) refusing to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine; (2) violating a negotiated peace agreement; (3) initiating another invasion of Ukraine; or (4) overthrowing, dismantling, or seeking to subvert the Ukrainian government.

If the President makes such a determination, the bill requires certain actions including

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  • the President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on specified persons such as the Russian president, certain Russian military commanders, and any foreign person that knowingly provides defense items to the Russian armed forces;
  • the President must increase the rate of duty on all goods and services imported from Russia into the United States to at least 500% relative to the value of such goods and services;
  • the President must increase the rate of duty on all goods and services imported into the United States from countries that knowingly engage in the exchange of Russian-origin uranium and petroleum products to at least 500% relative to the value of such goods and services;
  • the Department of the Treasury must impose property-blocking sanctions on any financial institution organized under Russian law and owned wholly or partly by Russia, and any financial institution that engages in transactions with those entities; and
  • the Department of Commerce must prohibit the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or in Russia of any U.S.-produced energy or energy product.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

84

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

18 points earned
  1. 1Lindsey Graham R-SC SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced4 events+18
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History

  1. Apr 1, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Lindsey Graham.
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  1. Apr 1, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 1, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.