H.R. 6528 – Tracking and Restricting Adversarial Circumvention of Embargoes Act of 2025

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The Tracking and Restricting Adversarial Circumvention of Embargoes Act of 2025 requires the U.S. intelligence community to produce a detailed report on how China has been buying Iranian oil and supporting Iran’s ballistic missile program. The report is meant to help Congress and the Treasury decide whether China’s actions violate U.S. sanctions and should be punished.

Key Provisions

Within 180 days of the law’s enactment, the Director of National Intelligence must deliver a report to specified congressional committees and the Treasury Secretary.
The report must assess Chinese purchases of Iranian oil since 2020, including the use of transshipment points and shell companies, and evaluate significant Chinese financial transactions that support Iran’s missile program.
The “appropriate congressional committees” are listed for both the Senate and the House, covering banking, commerce, armed services, foreign affairs, and intelligence panels.
Within six months after receiving the report, the Treasury Secretary must decide if China is engaging in sanctionable activity and report that determination to Congress.

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Foreign Affairs Committee

December 9, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Foreign Affairs Committee

December 9, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 9, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 6528

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 9, 2025

Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself and Mr. Cline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tracking and Restricting Adversarial Circumvention of Embargoes Act of 2025.

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 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

(2)

the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

3.

Determination

Not later than 6 months 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.