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Tracking and Restricting Adversarial Circumvention of Embargoes Act of 2025
To require a report on the purchases of Iranian oil by the People's Republic of China, support from entities and individuals in the People's Republic of China for Iran's ballistic missile program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This Act requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report within 180 days analyzing transactions between China and Iran involving oil purchases and ballistic missile materials. The report must assess Chinese purchases of Iranian oil since 2020 and methods used to avoid sanctions, as well as significant financial transactions by Chinese entities related to sales of chemical precursors and materials supporting Iran's ballistic missile program. The report shall be submitted to relevant congressional committees and the Secretary of the Treasury. Within 180 days of receiving the report, the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine whether China is conducting sanctionable activities and report the determination to Congress.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Richard Blumenthal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $9,500
- FREEPOINT COMMODITIES LLC $6,600
- ALIX PARTNERS $6,600
- PALANTIR $6,600
- KRUX INC. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard Blumenthal → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Dec 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. · senate
- Dec 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 9, 2025
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence
A BILL
To require a report on the purchases of Iranian oil by the People’s Republic of China, support from entities and individuals in the People’s Republic of China for Iran’s ballistic missile program, 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 “Tracking and Restricting Adversarial Circumvention of Embargoes Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and Secretary of the Treasury a report analyzing oil and ballistic missile-related transactions between the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(b) Elements.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the purchases of Iranian oil by the People’s Republic of China since 2020, including an assessment of the use of transshipment points and shell companies as methods to insulate the People’s Republic of China from sanctions.
(2) An assessment of significant financial transactions by entities in the People’s Republic of China related to the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran of chemical precursors and other materials that may support the ballistic missile program of Iran.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION.
Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required by section 2, the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine whether the People’s Republic of China is conducting any sanctionable activities and report such determination to Congress. <all>
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