HR 475
Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025
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This bill, the Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025, authorizes the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that endanger the safety or integrity of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, or undermine Ukrainian operational control of the facility. The sanctions include blocking property and assets, denying visas and entry to the United States, and preventing individuals from receiving other immigration benefits. The bill establishes exceptions for complying with international obligations, providing humanitarian assistance, and efforts to reestablish Ukrainian control of the plant.
Key provisions
- The President can block property and assets of foreign persons endangering the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station.
- The President can deny visas and entry to the United States to foreign persons identified as endangering the plant.
- Visa revocations are automatic and cancel other valid visas.
- Exceptions exist for complying with international obligations.
- Humanitarian assistance, agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices are exempt from sanctions.
- Sanctions are waived if deemed vital to U.S. national security.
- The bill establishes a process for implementing sanctions and penalties for violations.
Who is affected
- Foreign individuals and entities
- United States persons
- Individuals involved in the operation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
- International organizations
- The United States Government
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 475
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person endangering the integrity or safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
This Act may be cited as the Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025
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Congress makes the following findings:
On February 24, 2022, the Government of the Russian Federation, led by Vladimir Putin, launched an unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian forces have illegally occupied the Zaporzhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, and have placed Russian military equipment within the power plant.
Officials from the Russian Federations State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom
have been present at the plant since March 2022 and have requested information on confidential issues regarding the plant’s operations.
The International Atomic Energy Association IAEA
has stated that the presence of Rosatom officials is a significant safety concern and could lead to technical interference in the plant’s operations, and has found that the power plant has structural damage in places due to shelling caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Director General has stated that failing to demilitarize the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is playing with fire
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The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:
Notwithstanding the requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise of all powers granted to the President by that Act to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the foreign person if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
An alien who the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or has reason to believe, is described in subsection (a) is—
inadmissible to the United States;
ineligible for a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and
otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in subparagraph (A) regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is issued.
A revocation under clause (i)—
shall take effect immediately; and
shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.
Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations.
Sanctions under this section may not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions for—
the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices;
the provision of humanitarian assistance;
financial transactions relating to humanitarian assistance; or
transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance.
The President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this subtitle.
The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations promulgated under section 403(b) to carry out paragraph (1)(A) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person who commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
The President may waive the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before such waiver is to take effect that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States.
In this section—
the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person;
the term United States person means—
a permanent resident alien of the United States;
an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or
a person in the United States.