Stop Russian Market Manipulation Act
U.S. Congress · S808 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2025-02-27. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Summary (plain-language)
Stop Russian Market Manipulation Act This bill prohibits the importation of specified minerals from Russia. Specifically, the bill prohibits the importation of platinum, palladium, braggite, rhodium, ruthenium, nickel, cooper, or zinc if the mineral is (1) produced in Russia or by a Russian entity; or (2) determined to have been exchanged with, swapped for, or otherwise obtained in lieu of such a mineral in a manner designed to evade or circumvent this prohibition. The President may not waive this prohibition. The prohibition shall continue to apply until one year after the President certifies to Congress that the Russian government has ended all hostilities against Ukraine. If the Russian government resumes hostilities against Ukraine within three years of a certification, then the prohibition shall resume effect.
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Introduced in Senate |
| 2025-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Lobbying on this bill
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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2R, LLC | STILLWATER MINING CO. (D/B/A SIBANYE-STILLWATER) | Q2 2026 | $110,000 | |
| S2R, LLC | STILLWATER MINING CO. (D/B/A SIBANYE-STILLWATER) | Q1 2026 | $100,000 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.