Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025
Latest action · Dec 18, 2025 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2025 to Sep 16, 2026; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Feb 26, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Feb 26, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Mar 20, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Apr 23, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 23, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Apr 23, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 7, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | May 13, 2026 | |
| R-WA | Michael Baumgartner | May 14, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Sep 16, 2026 |
Committees 7
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2025 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2025 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2025 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2025 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2025 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2025 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2025Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2025Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 214, December 18, 2025, page H6117.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN12534 | Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Diplomatic Talks and U.S. Policy | Insight | Aug 7, 2026 |
| IF13159 | Russia-China Natural Gas Trade | Resource | Jan 22, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5025 | Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 | Related bill | Jul 16, 2026 |
| HR 5334 | Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | Related bill | Sep 18, 2026 |
| HR 7095 | Ending Importation of Laundered Russian Oil Act | Related bill | Jan 15, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2025Introduced in House
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