Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill protects American companies and people from being sued in U.S. courts for following U.S. sanctions. When the U.S. bans trade with a country like Russia, foreign courts sometimes order U.S. companies to pay big fines for breaking their contracts. This law would make those foreign rulings impossible to collect in the United States.
• If a foreign company tries to use a U.S. court to collect money based on one of these foreign rulings, the American defendant can move the case to a federal court. The federal judge would then be required to throw the case out immediately. This ensures that Americans are not punished for obeying their own country's laws.
• The policy specifically targets situations where foreign courts try to punish U.S. businesses for complying with national security rules. It helps prevent foreign countries from using their legal systems to fight back against U.S. economic pressure. This would apply to all current and future lawsuits.

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