Support for S. 2934, the Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin:

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce writes to express strong support for the Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025 (S. 2934), which would shield U.S. firms from spurious Russian litigation.

Since Putin's expanded invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a growing number of U.S. businesses have been unfairly targeted in foreign jurisdictions, particularly Russian courts, for their good faith compliance with U.S. sanctions and export controls. Since Russian courts do not recognize compliance with U.S. or other foreign sanctions, they have been awarding claims against U.S. companies valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. These lawsuits arise solely from U.S. companies' exit from the Russian market and their compliance with American sanctions. U.S. law currently provides no protection against the enforcement of foreign judgments targeting American firms for simply complying with U.S. sanctions and export controls.

This legislation would close the loophole and protect U.S. companies from this unfair litigation. As Congress works with the administration to bolster its national security strategy vis-à-vis Russia, passage of this legislation would mark a critical step toward achieving this goal. The Chamber urges all Members of the Committee to vote in favor of advancing this vital legislation to the full Senate.

Sincerely,

John Murphy
Senior Vice President and Head of International
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

cc: Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee