BLOCK PUTIN Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4275 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4275 To encourage Hungary to end its reliance on Russian energy and prevent Hungary's efforts to obstruct financial or security assistance to Ukraine, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To encourage Hungary to end its reliance on Russian energy and prevent Hungary's efforts to obstruct financial or security assistance to Ukraine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Barring Leverage and Obstruction that Contributes to Kremlin Profits Undermining Transatlantic Interests and NATO Act'' or the ``BLOCK PUTIN Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has demonstrated the strategic risks of Europe's dependence on the Russian Federation for energy, specifically oil and gas. (2) Following the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, the United States, the European Union, and their partners imposed broad, punitive sanctions on the Russian Federation that limited the Russian Federation's income from energy. (3) In May 2022, the European Commission launched the REPowerEU initiative to phase out dependence on Russian energy sources before 2028. (4) Since February 2022, the European Union has subsequently reduced its dependence on Russian fossil fuels by approximately 90 percent by cutting oil imports by more than 90 percent and reducing pipeline gas