The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2026
S 2934 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by John Cornyn (R)

Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

Blocks private lawsuits to enforce foreign court judgments tied to U.S. sanctions compliance.

Tradeoff

Protects Americans from being sued in U.S. courts for following U.S. sanctions and export controls. Does not change any Americans' ability to file their own claims in U.S. courts.

What's in it

See official bill text

Negligible increase in the federal deficit over 2026-2036; federal costs are insignificant.

The $0 federal cost figure masks the bill's real impact: it eliminates the right of U.S. businesses to sue in American courts to collect damages from foreign judgments when U.S. sanctions compliance blocked contract performance, shifting the actual burden entirely onto private parties who lose access to the courts.

S. 2934, Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025 · Jun 2026

Passed the Senate by on April 28, 2026 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Sep 29, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Sep 29, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on the Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 26, 2026)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 28, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(May 4, 2026)