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S 2934 Passed a chamber

Bars anyone other than the U.S. government from suing in federal or state court to enforce a foreign judgment or arbitral award that arises from complying with U.S. sanctions or export controls, and requires federal courts to dismiss such cases when they are removed there.

Official title: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 04-MAY-2026
Senate
Introduced 29-SEP-2025
Referred 29-SEP-2025
Approved by committee 26-MAR-2026
Reported 26-MAR-2026
On the calendar 26-MAR-2026
Passed 28-APR-2026
Key points
  • Bars suits to enforce a foreign judgment or arbitral award if the claim arose from actions taken to comply with U.S. sanctions that impeded a contract, or if the foreign court's jurisdiction rested on U.S. sanctions or export controls or on a foreign law passed in response to them.
  • Allows any defendant to move such a case to the appropriate federal district court, which must dismiss it.
  • Leaves unaffected claims by victims of terrorism, torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, or hostage taking who are U.S. nationals or government-related, and contract disputes resolved in U.S. courts or U.S. arbitration.
  • Applies to civil actions pending on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
AI-generated from the Engrossed in Senate text of 28-APR-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Passed Senate, 28-APR-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Law

Sponsor John Cornyn (R-TX) Cosponsors · 1
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1 Democrat