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This bill, known as the "Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025," seeks to limit civil actions related to United States sanctions by establishing new legal protections for individuals and entities complying with U.S. sanctions or export controls. The bill prevents foreign persons or entities from bringing civil actions in U.S. federal or state courts to enforce foreign judgments or arbitral awards if those judgments arose from actions taken to comply with U.S. sanctions or if the foreign court's jurisdiction was based on U.S. sanctions. The legislation specifically aims to ensure that U.S. persons are not disadvantaged for good-faith efforts to follow sanctions and export control regulations, and it allows for the automatic removal and dismissal of such civil actions. The bill maintains exceptions for certain types of claims, including actions by victims of international terrorism, contractual disputes resolved within the U.S., and other legally recognized causes of action. The definition of "United States sanctions" is broadly described as prohibitions or restrictions on transactions involving foreign property, imposed to address national security, foreign policy, or economic threats, primarily through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or other relevant laws.

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