The Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025 prevents foreign individuals and entities from enforcing foreign court judgments or arbitration awards in U.S. courts when those judgments arise from claims related to U.S. sanctions compliance. Specifically, the bill blocks civil lawsuits in federal or state courts seeking to enforce foreign judgments if the underlying dispute stems from someone's good-faith efforts to comply with American sanctions or export controls, or if the foreign court based its jurisdiction partly on U.S. sanctions. The legislation protects American persons and companies from being sued domestically over their compliance with federal sanctions requirements, while preserving the government's ability to bring its own enforcement actions and maintaining existing legal remedies for terrorism victims and other protected parties. The bill applies immediately to any civil actions pending on or after its enactment and includes narrow exceptions for certain human rights claims, contractual disputes resolved through U.S. courts, and other domestic legal claims unrelated to foreign judgment enforcement.
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