No Russian Tunnel to Crimea Act

House Bill

H.R. 476

119th Congress

No Russian Tunnel to Crimea Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 16, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Newhouse

Representative

Republican

WA-4

Cosponsors

8

Quick Stats

Policy Area

International Affairs

Summary

This bill requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons knowingly participating in construction, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure connecting the Russian mainland to Crimea. The legislation targets the Kerch Strait Bridge and any tunnel projects. Exceptions exist for humanitarian assistance and international obligations, with waiver authority for national security interests.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons knowingly participating in construction, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure connecting the Russian mainland to Crimea. The legislation targets the Kerch Strait Bridge and any tunnel projects. Exceptions exist for humanitarian assistance and international obligations, with waiver authority for national security interests.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

No Russian Tunnel to Crimea Act   This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that knowingly participate in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula.   The bill provides exceptions to these sanctions in certain circumstances (such as providing humanitarian assistance or to comply with international obligations). The President may also waive such sanctions on the basis of U.S. national security interests.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Mandates sanctions on Crimea infrastructure participants
Targets construction, maintenance, and repair activities
Covers bridge and tunnel connections to Russian mainland
Exceptions for humanitarian assistance
Presidential waiver for national security

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill targets infrastructure enabling Russian control of illegally annexed Crimea. The Kerch Strait Bridge is a symbol of Russian occupation and a military logistics route. Sanctioning participants in its maintenance or expansion increases costs of the occupation. The bill extends existing Crimea-related sanctions to specifically target this critical infrastructure link.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

International Affairs

Related Subjects

Civil actions and liability

Conflicts and wars

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Europe

Foreign aid and international relief

Foreign property

Russia

Sanctions

Ukraine

Visas and passports

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

476, 119th Congress (2025). "No Russian Tunnel to Crimea Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-476