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H.R. 475 119th Congress House

Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025

Official title: To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person endangering the integrity or safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Gregory W. Meeks Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 16, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025

This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who endanger the integrity or safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine or who undermine Ukrainian operational control of the power plant. The bill provides certain exceptions to such sanctions (1) to comply with international obligations, (2) to provide humanitarian assistance, or (3) for those seeking to reestablish Ukrainian operational control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17
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Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 21, 2025
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Walkinshaw, James R.
Virginia · Sep 30, 2025
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Mar 3, 2025
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Feb 27, 2025
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Feb 5, 2025
 D
Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jan 16, 2025
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 16, 2025
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 16, 2025
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 16, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 475: Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-475/
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"H.R. 475: Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-475/.
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H.R. 475, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-475/.
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