Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act
Sponsored By: Senator Lindsey Graham
In Committee
Summary
This bill would designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. It ties that designation to a State Department certification about Ukrainian children taken since the invasion, their reintegration, and an end to attacks on civilians and European infrastructure.
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- Ukrainian families: would trigger a State Department check within 60 days on whether children taken since the invasion have been reunited and are being reintegrated.
- U.S. policy and sanctions: if the Secretary cannot certify those conditions the bill would require designation under laws such as section 1754(c) of the 2019 NDAA, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act.
- Blocked Russian sovereign assets: would not be subject to attachment or execution for U.S. court judgments that arise from the designation, while victims could still pursue compensation from other legal sources.
- Rescission path: on or after 45 days after a Secretary certification that Russia has not supported international terrorism for the prior 3 months, that all kidnapped children are reunited, and that reintegration is underway the designation could be rescinded.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
If enacted, the bill would take effect one day after enactment. The Secretary of State would have 60 days after that date to report to Congress on three things: whether Ukrainian children taken since February 2022 have been reunited with families or guardians in a secure environment, whether their full reintegration into Ukrainian society is underway, and whether the Russian government has stopped attacks on European civilian infrastructure, assassination attempts on political targets, and all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. If the Secretary cannot certify all three things, the Secretary would immediately designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism under existing U.S. laws. The bill would allow the Secretary to rescind that designation only after meeting several conditions, including a 3-month period without support for international terrorism and, 45 days after certifying that, reunion and reintegration of the children.
Block court seizures of frozen Russian assets
If enacted, the bill would bar U.S. courts from attaching or executing judgments against certain blocked or immobilized Russian sovereign assets defined in the REPO for Ukrainians Act. This protection would apply to judgments that arise from Russia being designated a state sponsor of terrorism. The rule would take effect one day after enactment. The bill says victims could still seek compensation from other legal sources.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lindsey Graham
SC • R
Cosponsors
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 10/7/2025
Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 10/7/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 10/7/2025
Roll Call Votes
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