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H.R. 6194 119th Congress House

Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

Official title: To limit the availability of civil actions affected by United States sanctions.

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Wesley Hunt Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityContracts and agencySanctions
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 26, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

This bill generally prohibits private parties from filing civil claims in federal or state court to enforce certain judgments or arbitration awards issued by foreign courts. The prohibition applies if (1) the foreign judgment or arbitration award arose from a claim where actions to comply with U.S. sanctions impeded the performance of a contract, or (2) the foreign court or tribunal asserted jurisdiction based on the imposition of U.S. sanctions or export controls (or a foreign law enacted in response to U.S. sanctions or export controls).

The bill provides an exception for the federal government, which may continue to file these claims.

The general prohibition established by this bill applies to claims that are pending on or after this bill's date of enactment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6194: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6194/
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"H.R. 6194: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6194/.
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H.R. 6194, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6194/.
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