[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2548 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2548
To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian
Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to
negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement,
or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the
Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and
Oversight and Government Reform, 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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A BILL
To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian
Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to
negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement,
or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Sanctioning Russia
Act of 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Covered determination.
Sec. 5. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons affiliated with or
supporting the Government of the Russian
Federation.
Sec. 6. Imposition of sanctions with respect to financial institutions
affiliated with the Government of the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 7. Imposition of sanctions with respect to other entities owned by
or affiliated with the Government of the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 8. Prohibition on transfers of funds involving the Russian
Federation.
Sec. 9. Prohibition on listing or trading of Russian entities on United
States securities exchanges.
Sec. 10. Prohibition on investments by United States financial
institutions that benefit the Government of
the Russian Federation.
Sec. 11. Prohibition on energy exports to, and investments in energy
sector of, the Russian Federation.
Sec. 12. Prohibition on purchases of sovereign debt of the Russian
Federation by United States persons.
Sec. 13. Prohibition on provision of services to sanctioned financial
institutions by international financial
messaging systems.
Sec. 14. Prohibition on importing, and sanctions with respect to,
uranium from the Russian Federation.
Sec. 15. Increases in duties on goods and services imported from the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 16. Imposition of CAATSA sanctions.
Sec. 17. Duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin oil, uranium,
and petroleum products.
Sec. 18. Exceptions.
Sec. 19. Implementation; penalties.
Sec. 20. Termination authority; reimposition of sanctions.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) if the Government of the Russian Federation is refusing
to engage in good faith negotiations for a lasting peace with
Ukraine, the Russian Federation should be subject to maximum
sanctions as allowed under United States law; and
(2) in order to prevent another military invasion or act
that undermines the sovereignty of Ukraine following a
negotiated peace, it should be the policy of the United States
to provide sustainable levels of security assistance to Ukraine
to provide a credible defensive and deterrent capability.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through
account.--The terms ``account'', ``correspondent account'', and
``payable-through account'' have the meanings given those terms
in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
(2) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'',
``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those terms
in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101).
(3) Armed forces of the russian federation.--The term
``Armed Forces of the Russian Federation'' includes--
(A) the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation;
(B) the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation;
(C) the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation;
(D) the Navy of the Russian Federation;
(E) the Special Operations Command of the Russian
Federation;
(F) the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian
Federation;
(G) the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the
Russian Federation;
(H) the Main Directorate of the General Staff of
the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation; and
(I) any successor entities or proxies of the
entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
(4) Covered determination.--The term ``covered
determination'' means a determination by the President as
described in section 4.
(5) Critical infrastructure.--
(A) In general.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'', with respect to Ukraine, means
systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so
vital to Ukraine that the incapacity or destruction of
such systems and assets would have catastrophic
regional or national effects on public health or
safety, economic security, or national security.
(B) Included sectors.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' includes assets in the following
sectors:
(i) Biotechnology.
(ii) Chemical.
(iii) Commercial facilities.
(iv) Communications.
(v) Critical manufacturing.
(vi) Dams.
(vii) Defense industrial base.
(viii) Emergency services.
(ix) Energy.
(x) Financial services.
(xi) Food and agriculture.
(xii) Government facilities.
(xiii) Healthcare and public health.
(xiv) Information technology.
(xv) Materials and waste.
(xvi) Nuclear reactors.
(xvii) Space.
(xviii) Transportation systems.
(xix) Water and wastewater systems.
(6) Financial institution.--The term ``financial
institution'' means a financial institution specified in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J),
(M), or (Y) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States
Code.
(7) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an
individual or entity that is not a United States person.
(8) Knowingly; knows.--The terms ``knowingly'' and
``knows'', with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a
result, means that a person had actual knowledge, or should
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.
(9) Military invasion.--The term ``military invasion''
includes--
(A) a ground operation or assault;
(B) an amphibious landing or assault;
(C) an airborne operation or air assault;
(D) an aerial bombardment or blockade;
(E) missile attacks, including rockets, ballistic
missiles, cruise missiles, and hypersonic missiles;
(F) a naval bombardment or armed blockade;
(G) a cyber attack; and
(H) an attack by a country on any territory
controlled or administered by any other independent,
sovereign country, including offshore islands
controlled or administered by that country.
(10) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
SEC. 4. COVERED DETERMINATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 15 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the President
shall determine if any of the following actors has engaged, is
engaging, or is planning to engage in an act described in subsection
(b):
(1) The Government of the Russian Federation.
(2) Any proxy of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(3) Any individual or entity controlled by or acting at the
direction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(4) Any person described in section 5 or 6.
(b) Acts Described.--An act described in this subsection is any of
the following:
(1) Refusing to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine.
(2) Violating any negotiated peace agreement.
(3) Initiating another military invasion of Ukraine.
(4) Overthrowing, dismantling, or seeking to subvert the
Government of Ukraine.
SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH OR
SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 15 days after making a covered
determination, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall--
(1) impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with
respect to the persons described in subsection (b); and
(2) prohibit any United States person from engaging in any
transaction with a person described in subsection (b).
(b) Persons Described.--The persons described in this subsection
are the following:
(1) The following officials of the Government of the
Russian Federation:
(A) The President of the Russian Federation.
(B) The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
(C) The Minister of Defense of the Russian
Federation.
(D) The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation.
(E) The Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian
Federation.
(F) The Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of
the Russian Federation.
(G) The Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces
of the Russian Federation.
(H) The Commander of the Airborne Forces of the
Russian Federation.
(I) The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the
Russian Federation.
(J) The Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces of
the Russian Federation.
(K) The Commander of the Special Operations Forces
of the Russian Federation.
(L) The Commander of Logistical Support of the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
(M) The commanders of the Russian Federation
military districts.
(N) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation.
(O) The Minister of Transport of the Russian
Federation.
(P) The Minister of Finance of the Russian
Federation.
(Q) The Minister of Industry and Trade of the
Russian Federation.
(R) The Minister of Energy of the Russian
Federation.
(S) The Minister of Agriculture of the Russian
Federation.
(T) The Director of the Foreign Intelligence
Service of the Russian Federation.
(U) The Director of the Federal Security Service of
the Russian Federation.
(V) The Director of the Main Directorate of the
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation.
(W) The Director of the National Guard of the
Russian Federation.
(X) The Federal Guard Service of the Russian
Federation.
(2) Any foreign person that--
(A) knowingly sells, supplies, transfers, markets,
or provides defense articles, equipment, goods,
services, technology, or materials to the Armed Forces
of the Russian Federation;
(B) knowingly conducts a transaction with the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation;
(C) has engaged in or attempted to engage in
activities that--
(i) materially undermine the military
readiness of Ukraine;
(ii) seek to overthrow, dismantle, or
subvert the Government of Ukraine;
(iii) debilitate the critical
infrastructure of Ukraine;
(iv) debilitate cybersecurity systems
through malicious electronic attacks or
cyberattacks on Ukraine;
(v) undermine the democratic processes of
Ukraine; or
(vi) involve committing serious human
rights abuses against citizens of Ukraine,
including forceful transfers, enforced
disappearances, unjust detainment, or torture;
(D) operates or has operated in the energy,
commodities, telecommunications, banking, industrial,
transportation, or manufacturing sectors of the economy
of the Russian Federation;
(E) is an oligarch (as defined and identified by
the President);
(F) is responsible for or complicit in, or has
directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage
in, for or on behalf of, or for the benefit of,
directly or indirectly, the Government of the Russian
Federation--
(i) transnational corruption, bribery,
extortion, or money laundering;
(ii) assassination, murder, or other
unlawful killing of, or infliction of other
bodily harm against, a United States person or
a citizen or national of an ally or partner of
the United States;
(iii) activities that undermine the peace,
security, political stability, or territorial
integrity of the United States or an ally or
partner of the United States; or
(iv) deceptive or structured transactions
or dealings to circumvent the application of
any sanctions imposed by the United States,
including through the use of digital currencies
or assets or the use of physical assets.
(3) Any person or agent of any person described in
paragraph (1) or (2) if the sanctioned person transferred
property or an interest in property to the person--
(A) after the date on which the President imposed
sanctions with respect to the sanctioned person; or
(B) before that date, if the sanctioned person did
so in an attempt to evade the imposition of sanctions.
(c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection to be imposed with respect to a person described in
subsection (b) are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--
(A) In general.--The President shall exercise all
of the powers granted by the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to block
and prohibit all transactions in all property and
interests in property of the person if such property
and interests in property are in the United States,
come within the United States, or are or come within
the possession or control of a United States person.
(B) Inapplicability of national emergency
requirement.--The requirements of section 202 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701) shall not apply for purposes of this section.
(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien
described in subsection (b) shall be--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry
documentation of an alien described in
subsection (b) shall be revoked, regardless of
when such visa or other entry documentation is
or was issued.