S. 1241 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Apr 1, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryEstablishes penalties for Russian government actions
This bill sets up automatic sanctions the President can impose on Russia and other countries if the President determines that Russia refuses to make peace with Ukraine, violates a peace deal, invades Ukraine again, or tries to overthrow the Ukrainian government. The sanctions would include freezing assets and blocking visas for Russian leaders and military officials, raising tariffs on Russian goods to at least 500 percent, blocking U.S. energy exports to Russia, and punishing financial institutions that do business with Russian banks.
How it affects you
Americans who buy imported goods may see prices go up if those goods come from Russia or from countries trading with Russia. U.S. companies that do business internationally could face restrictions on exporting energy products. Most everyday Americans won't directly interact with these measures, though some impacts could ripple through prices and availability of certain goods.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Apr 1, 2025)
Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
This bill imposes penalties on certain persons (individuals and entities) if the President determines that the Russian government or a person acting at Russia's direction is involved with (1) refusing to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine; (2) violating a negotiated peace agreement; (3) initiating another invasion of Ukraine; or (4) overthrowing, dismantling, or seeking to subvert the Ukrainian government.
If the President makes such a determination, the bill requires certain actions including
• the President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on specified persons such as the Russian president, certain Russian military commanders, and any foreign person that knowingly provides defense items to the Russian armed forces;
• the President must increase the rate of duty on all goods and services imported from Russia into the United States to at least 500% relative to the value of such goods and services;
• the President must increase the rate of duty on all goods and services imported into the United States from countries that knowingly engage in the exchange of Russian-origin uranium and petroleum products to at least 500% relative to the value of such goods and services;
• the Department of the Treasury must impose property-blocking sanctions on any financial institution organized under Russian law and owned wholly or partly by Russia, and any financial institution that engages in transactions with those entities; and
• the Department of Commerce must prohibit the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or in Russia of any U.S.-produced energy or energy product.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1241
A BILL
Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) · Introduced Apr 1, 2025 · International Affairs · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 1, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.”
Sections
Sections · 20
- Sec. 1Short title; table of contentsNo change
- Sec. 2Sense of CongressNo change
- Sec. 3DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 4Covered determinationNo change
- Sec. 5Imposition of sanctions on certain persons affiliated with or supporting the Government of the Russian FederationNo change
- Sec. 6Imposition of sanctions with respect to financial institutions affiliated with the Government of the Russian FederationNo change
- Sec. 7Imposition of sanctions with respect to other entities owned by or affiliated with the Government of the Russian FederationNo change
- Sec. 8Prohibition on transfers of funds involving the Russian FederationNo change
- Sec. 9Prohibition on listing or trading of Russian entities on United States securities exchangesNo change
- Sec. 10Prohibition on investments by United States financial institutions that benefit the Government of the Russian FederationNo change
- Sec. 11Prohibition on energy exports to, and investments in energy sector of, the Russian FederationNo change
- Sec. 12Prohibition on purchases of sovereign debt of the Russian Federation by United States personsNo change
- Sec. 13Prohibition on provision of services to sanctioned financial institutions by international financial messaging systemsNo change
- Sec. 14Prohibition on importing, and sanctions with respect to, uranium from the Russian FederationNo change
- Sec. 15Increases in duties on goods and services imported from the Russian FederationNo change
- Sec. 16Imposition of CAATSA sanctionsNo change
- Sec. 17Duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin oil, uranium, and petroleum productsNo change
- Sec. 18ExceptionsNo change
- Sec. 19Implementation; penaltiesNo change
- Sec. 20Termination authority; reimposition of sanctionsNo change