Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025
Official title: To limit the availability of civil actions affected by United States sanctions.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
- GOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTE
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
- Energy, Dept of
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)
- Natl Security Council (NSC)
Cite this page
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/
"H.R. 6194: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6194/.
H.R. 6194, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6194/.
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