# 119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026 119-s-2904, SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904 - As of: 2026-07-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-2904 - Congress: 119 - Title: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-09-18 - Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID) - Cosponsors: 23 - Policy area: International Affairs - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-17 ## Summary **Targets the Russian “shadow fleet” and its enablers.** The bill sets new sanctions, reporting rules, a public vessel database, and flag‑state standards to stop shipping and insurance schemes that hide Russian oil and other exports. - Maritime owners, operators, insurers, and crew face blocking sanctions and visa bans if they knowingly facilitate shadow‑fleet shipments or evade price caps, with designation guided by allied lists and clear behavioral indicators. - Port operators in the People’s Republic of China and India can be sanctioned for receiving Russian oil above the price cap or handling already‑sanctioned vessels, creating direct risk for terminals that accept suspect shipments. - The State Department, Treasury, and other agencies must build a public database, expand reports, and modernize sanctions work. The bill authorizes targeted funding, including $15 million per sanctions office for FY2026–FY2027 and $200 million for a Countering Russian Influence Fund. *Authorizes new discretionary spending including the specified appropriations and therefore increases federal outlays in 2026–2027.* ## Cosponsors (23) - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-10-30T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-10-30T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - China evasion strategy and ship rules: benefit, medium. This bill would require the State Department to produce a written strategy on the People's Republic of China's role in evading sanctions within 120 days. The plan would identify companies, ships, and monitoring steps (for example, ship‑to‑ship transfers and turned‑off trackers) and propose deterren… - Rapid presidential reports on escalation: benefit, medium. This bill would require the President to decide quickly if Russia or proxies are escalating military measures in specified sea areas. An initial determination would be due within 15 days of enactment. For the first year, determinations would be made at least every 30 days, and thereafter at least e… - Funding for sanctions and Ukraine aid: benefit, medium. This bill would authorize emergency appropriations of $200 million for the Countering Russian Influence Fund for each of FY2026 and FY2027. It would also authorize $15 million in each of FY2026 and FY2027 for the Office of Sanctions Coordination and $15 million in each year for OFAC to modernize sa… - Sanctions on shadow‑fleet ships and helpers: cost, high. This bill would require the President to sanction "shadow fleet" vessels and the people and companies that help them. For ships moving crude or arms to evade sanctions, sanctions must be imposed within 90 days, and for Russian‑origin petroleum products and facilitators within 180 days. The bill wou… - Sanctions and reports on defense suppliers: cost, medium. This bill would require frequent reports (first due within 60 days and then every 90 days) naming foreign persons who knowingly sold or provided goods or services for Russia's defense industry. Covered items include CNC machine tools, semiconductors and manufacturing equipment, specialty additives,… - Stronger tracking of Russian oil flows: mixed, high. This bill would set up repeated, coordinated reporting and monitoring of Russian‑origin crude and refined products. An interagency report would be due not later than 180 days and then every two years on volumes, whether such oil is reaching the U.S., and estimates of Russian revenue since January 2… - Sanctions rules, exceptions, and sunset: mixed, medium. This bill would authorize use of IEEPA emergency economic powers to carry out these sanctions and make violations subject to IEEPA civil and criminal penalties. The President would have 180 days to write implementing regulations and must brief Congress 10 days before issuing them. The bill also lis… ## Related bills - 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 - 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan. - 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California. - 119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho. ## Sources - [119-s-2904 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2904) ## Related - [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071) - [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296) - [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241) - [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755) - [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739) - [119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-723) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904 (as of 2026-07-17).