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US HB6856

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Fitzpatrick

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the President to impose sanctions on Russia within 30 days if Russia refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine in good faith

  • Mandates sanctions on Russian government officials, financial institutions, and energy sector entities if Russia violates any peace agreement or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine

  • Authorizes additional measures including blocking Russian sovereign assets, restricting access to SWIFT financial messaging system, and imposing secondary sanctions on foreign persons supporting Russian aggression

  • Provides waiver authority for the President if sanctions would harm U.S. national security interests, with required congressional notification

  • Includes provisions for sanctions to be lifted or modified upon certification that Russia is complying with peace agreement terms

Legislative Description

To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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.

12/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs12/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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