S. 4098: A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories.
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S. 4098: A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories.
117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-27 · Energy · Latest: Star Print ordered on the bill.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-04-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories.
Plain summary
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to take actions to, immediately after the enactment of this bill, terminate the employment of all nationals of Russia and Belarus (other than such nationals who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States) working in DOE National Laboratories. DOE must prohibit such nationals from working in such laboratories until (1) the armed forces of Russia and any country that is an ally of Russia are no longer present in Ukraine, and (2) all sanctions imposed by the United States in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia that began on February 24, 2022, have been terminated.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · 1 cosponsors
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Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4098.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s4098 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117