# 119-s-1490: GHOST Act of 2025

119-s-1490, GHOST Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1490
- Congress: 119
- Title: GHOST Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Would create a Treasury-managed Russia Sanctions Enforcement Fund to pay costs tied to seizures and forfeitures related to Russian sanctions.** It would also codify an Export Enforcement Coordination Center inside Homeland Security Investigations to centralize export-control enforcement across federal agencies. - Federal, state, and local law enforcement would be able to draw from the Fund for investigative costs, detention and property handling, contractor services, reimbursements, informant payments, overtime, travel, training, and equipment, improving resources for joint operations. - Exporters and export-control teams would face a more centralized enforcement hub that coordinates the Department of Commerce, Treasury, State, Defense, Justice, DHS, intelligence agencies, and others for information sharing, deconfliction, targeting, and public outreach. - The Fund would be seeded with $150 million for fiscal year 2026, carry a $500 million year-end cap that triggers transfers to the Treasury if exceeded, and require repayment of an amount equal to the initial $150 million by 2036. *Would authorize $150 million initially and set repayment and transfer rules, so the net effect on the federal budget would depend on seizures, forfeitures, and transfers under the Fund.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Russia sanctions enforcement fund: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Russia Sanctions Enforcement Fund in the Treasury. The government would provide $150 million for fiscal year 2026. The Secretary of Homeland Security would appoint an Administrator within 15 days. The fund could pay for seizures, forfeitures, investigations, dete…
- New export enforcement coordination center: mixed, low. If enacted, DHS would run an Export Enforcement Coordination Center inside Homeland Security Investigations. The center would have a senior director and two full-time deputy directors from Commerce and Justice. Intelligence and agency liaisons would be detailed to the center. The center would share…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-3654: MOLD Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1096: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
- 119-s-709: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1490 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1490)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-3654: MOLD Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3654)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1096: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1096)
- [119-s-709: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-709)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1490 (as of 2026-08-11).