S 2904
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Requires the President to impose sanctions on Russian shadow fleet vessels and on foreign persons who knowingly support them, such as owners, insurers, and port operators, and sets out related reporting, flag-state standards, and Russian energy and defense-industry sanctions.
Official title: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026
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Senate
Introduced
18-SEP-2025
Referred
18-SEP-2025
Approved by committee
29-JAN-2026
Reported
10-FEB-2026
On the calendar
10-FEB-2026
- Requires sanctions within 180 days on vessels that carry Russian-origin petroleum products in circumvention of sanctions, and on foreign owners, operators, insurers, and crew leaders who knowingly support them
- Authorizes sanctions on foreign ports in China and India that accept oil from sanctioned or price-cap-violating shadow fleet vessels, and on foreign persons tied to certain Russian energy projects
- Requires State Department and Treasury reports to Congress on sanctioned vessels, flag-state standards, price cap enforcement, and China's role in evading sanctions on Russian petroleum
- Terminates the sanctions authorities in subtitles A, B, and C ten years after enactment and amends the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019 to cover the Nord Stream 1 pipeline
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12 Democrats
11 Republicans