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US HB475
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Meeks
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the President to impose sanctions on any foreign person who has endangered the integrity, safety, or undermined Ukrainian operational control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station since Russia's February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine
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Sanctions include blocking all U.S. property and financial transactions of designated individuals, as well as visa revocation and inadmissibility to the United States
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Rosatom (Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation) officials have been present at the plant since March 2022, with the IAEA citing significant safety concerns and structural damage from shelling
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Exemptions apply for humanitarian assistance transactions, compliance with UN headquarters agreement obligations, and foreign persons seeking to restore Ukrainian control of the facility
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President may waive sanctions with 15-day advance certification to Congress that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests
Legislative Description
Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/16/2025