Bars U.S. federal and state courts from enforcing foreign judgments or arbitral awards tied to compliance with U.S. sanctions or export controls, and requires federal courts to dismiss those actions when they are removed there.

• Prohibits suits to enforce foreign judgments or arbitral awards arising from contract performance blocked by U.S. sanctions.
• Covers awards where the foreign court based its jurisdiction on U.S. sanctions or export controls, or on foreign laws enacted in response to them.
• Allows any defendant to remove such actions to a U.S. district court, which must dismiss them.
• Leaves unaffected claims by victims of international terrorism, torture, and similar acts, and contract disputes resolved within the United States.
• Applies to civil actions pending on or after the date of enactment.

• Judiciary Committee (House)

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