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S. 2934 119th Congress Senate

Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to limit the availability of civil actions affected by United States sanctions.

Introduced: September 29, 2025 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityContracts and agencySanctions
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May 4, 2026
Held at the desk.
May 4, 2026
Received in the House.
May 1, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 28, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 28, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2073-2074; text: CR S2073-2074)
Mar 26, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 26, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 367.
Mar 26, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6194 Identical bill Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025
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Padilla, Alex
California · Sep 29, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2934: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2934/
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"S. 2934: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2934/.
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S. 2934, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2934/.
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