Russia’s War on Faith Act

Reports and sanctions for religious persecution

This bill would require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, working with the Director of National Intelligence, to send an unclassified report to specified congressional committees within 120 days after enactment and then yearly for three years. Each report would list non‑Russian‑Orthodox religious minorities affected in Russian‑occupied Ukrainian areas, document restrictions on worship and education, identify religious sites that were damaged, seized, or repurposed, and name individuals and entities responsible. Within 30 days after each report, the President would have to certify whether there are reasonable grounds to find listed persons engaged in the conduct described. If the President certifies yes, the bill would require imposing applicable sanctions on those foreign persons under existing U.S. sanctions rules (for example, parts 583, 589, or 587 of 31 C.F.R.), and would allow the President to waive or lift sanctions if a later report shows the conduct stopped.