# 119-s-363: STOP MADNESS Act

119-s-363, STOP MADNESS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-363
- Congress: 119
- Title: STOP MADNESS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates a sanctions tool to punish foreign governments and actors that block repatriation or knowingly help unlawful immigration.** The bill would let the President use International Emergency Economic Powers Act authority to block property, bar transactions, and impose penalties, with limited national security waivers. - Foreign governments and foreign persons: The bill would allow designation of those who knowingly refuse repatriation or knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration. Designated targets could have property blocked and all transactions prohibited in U.S. jurisdiction. - U.S. persons and businesses: The bill would bar transactions with designated targets and make violations subject to civil and criminal penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. - Executive authority and oversight: The President could exercise IEEPA authorities and grant waivers for national security. The bill would require annual reports to Congress, then reports every seven years, with unclassified summaries and classified annexes allowed.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual presidential reports to Congress: benefit, low. This bill would require the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees within 180 days of enactment and then every year until seven years after enactment. Reports must list actions under the Act, new or revised rules, sanctions imposed, information collected, OFAC licenses issu…
- Who counts as a United States person: cost, medium. This bill would define who counts as a "United States person." It would include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, people admitted temporarily (for work, study, tourism, or other temporary reasons), and any entity organized under U.S. law, including foreign branches. It would also define wh…
- New sanctions for foreign governments and people: mixed, low. If enacted, the President could sanction foreign governments that refuse to repatriate citizens or foreign governments or persons that knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration. The President could use emergency economic powers to block property and transactions with those targets and enforce penal…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

## Sources
- [119-s-363 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/363)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-363 (as of 2025-12-21).