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S. 3390Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Tracking and Restricting Adversarial Circumvention of Embargoes Act of 2025

Sponsored by Richard BlumenthalSen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Introduced December 9, 2025

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The bill, called the Tracking and Restricting Adversarial Circumvention of Embargoes Act of 2025, orders a detailed intelligence report on how China has bought Iranian oil and supported Iran’s missile program. It aims to identify any sanction‑evasion tactics and financial support that could justify U.S. sanctions against China. The findings are to be shared with key congressional committees and the Treasury, which must then decide whether to impose sanctions on China.

Key Provisions

  • The Director of National Intelligence must deliver a report to specified Senate and House committees and the Treasury Secretary within 180 days, analyzing Chinese purchases of Iranian oil since 2020 and any use of transshipment points or shell companies to evade sanctions.
  • The report must also assess significant Chinese financial transactions that support Iran’s ballistic missile program, including sales of chemical precursors and related materials.
  • After receiving the report, the Treasury Secretary has 180 days to decide whether China is engaged in activities that could be sanctioned and must report that determination to Congress.

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Introduced in SenateIssued December 9, 2025

II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3390

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.

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 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.

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.