Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

Block foreign judgments tied to sanctions

This bill would bar private parties (other than the U.S. or its agents) from suing in state or federal court to enforce a foreign money judgment or foreign arbitration award that arises from actions taken to comply with U.S. sanctions that impeded contract performance. It would also bar enforcement when the foreign court or tribunal asserted jurisdiction based, in whole or in part, on U.S. sanctions or export controls, including foreign laws enacted in response. Defendants would remove those cases to a U.S. district court, and the district court would dismiss the action. The bill would define "United States sanctions" to include prohibitions under section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702) and other laws, including export controls, but would not include import duties. It would preserve the President's and agencies' existing sanctions authorities (like OFAC) and would keep certain victims' remedies and contractual rights when parties chose U.S. courts or U.S. arbitration. The rule would apply to civil actions pending on or after the date of enactment.