# 119-s-4421: NOPE Act of 2026

119-s-4421, NOPE Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4421
- As of: 2026-07-15
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4421
- Congress: 119
- Title: NOPE Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**broadened congressional review of energy-related sanctions on Russia**. This bill would expand which Russia-related sanctions actions Congress can review and would keep that review open from enactment until the Secretary of State, with Treasury, Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence, certifies that Russia has ended its war in Ukraine and credibly committed to a just peace including compensation to Ukraine. - Congress: Adds an Executive order tied to harmful Russian activities and expands the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) review to cover energy-related actions and licensing for crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, and other energy products. - Executive agencies: Requires State, Treasury, Defense, and U.S. intelligence to coordinate a certification that Russia has ended the war and agreed to a just peace before the extended review period ends. - Energy sector and foreign partners: Subjects energy-related licensing and related actions to congressional review but allows three narrow exceptions to proceed without a joint resolution disapproval for crew health or safety, emergency repairs or environmental protection for energy transport vessels, or urgent economic mitigation in foreign jurisdictions other than Russia.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More congressional review of Russian energy actions: mixed, high. This bill would expand Congress's power to review executive actions about Russian-origin energy. It would cover licensing and Executive orders tied to crude oil, petroleum, natural gas, or other Russian energy products. The review period would start on enactment and would end only after the Secreta…

## 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-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-4421 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4421)

## 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-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-545)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4421 (as of 2026-07-15).