# 119-hr-475: Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025

119-hr-475, Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-475
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Targeted sanctions on foreign actors who damage or undermine control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station.** This bill would let the President block assets and bar entry for foreign individuals or entities that endanger the plant or undermine Ukrainian operational control. - Foreign individuals and entities could face asset-blocking measures and immigration penalties, including immediate visa revocation and ineligibility for admission under the Immigration and Nationality Act. - The President would be authorized to prohibit all transactions in property in the United States, property that enters the United States, or property controlled by a U.S. person, using authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. - Humanitarian trade and assistance are exempted, including sales of food, medicine, medical devices, and transport needed for humanitarian operations, and sanctions would not apply to those seeking to reestablish Ukrainian operational control of the plant or surrounding region. - The President may waive the sanctions if he certifies to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations at least 15 days before the waiver that it is vital to U.S. national security.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Humanitarian and UN carveouts to sanctions: benefit, low. If enacted, sanctions would not block humanitarian work. Food, medicine, medical devices, aid operations, related payments, and needed transport could continue. Admission limits would not apply when needed to meet U.N. Headquarters or other treaty duties. Sanctions would also not cover foreign pers…
- Block assets and visas for plant violators: cost, low. If enacted, the President could block all U.S.-linked property of foreign persons who endangered the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant or undermined Ukraine’s control since Russia’s full-scale invasion. The block would cover property in the United States or held by U.S. persons. These noncitizens would be…
- Enforcement powers and national-security waiver: mixed, low. If enacted, the President could use IEEPA powers to issue rules and orders to enforce these sanctions. IEEPA civil and criminal penalties would apply to violations or attempts to violate the rules. The President could waive sanctions for a foreign person if it is vital to U.S. national security and…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-475 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/475)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-475 (as of 2026-04-21).