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U.S. House Passes Lindsey Graham-Backed Russia Sanctions Bill, Sends to Donald Trump
House approves sweeping Russia-and-Iran sanctions bill, 262-159, sending to President Trump. Legislation honors Lindsey O. Graham; named after the late senator who championed it.
How narrowly limited tariff powers are.
10 of 11 outlets skipped it: bill includes a carve-out limiting tariff application based on 15% gas import threshold.
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CNN
“Supporters of the bill on both sides of the aisle, however, argue that the tariff authority is limited and carefully tailored”Read the original ↗
Al Jazeera
“House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposed the bill, citing new tariff authorities given to the White House that could be used to exploit US allies.”Read the original ↗
CNN frames tariff powers as carefully limited, while Al Jazeera highlights Democratic fears they could exploit US allies.
House Sends Sanctions Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill targeting Russia over its continued war in Ukraine, voting 262-159 and sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.
“The final vote was 262 to 159.”
The bill is championed by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and would impose primary and secondary sanctions on Russia and other countries that support Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the legislation places "maximum pressure on … the Russian war machine," including the country’s President Vladimir Putin, and he said "today, that ends" in a post on social media.
Al Jazeera reported the final vote was 262 to 159 and said the much-anticipated bill would give the president new abilities to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on countries that import energy supplies from Russia.A
Tariff Fight Splits Democrats
Democratic House leaders opposed the bill over new tariff authorities, with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries saying it “gives extraordinary power to Donald Trump.”
Jeffries also argued on the House floor Wednesday, “The manner in which this bill has been written doesn’t require the president of the United States to impose sanctions on Russia,” and he said there are “so many loopholes written into the bill.”
ABC News said seven Republicans—Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Andy Harris of Maryland, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Keith Self of Texas, Tom McClintock of California, Chip Roy of Texas and Warren Davidson of Ohio—voted against the measure.
Al Jazeera reported that 58 Democrats bucked their party’s leadership and joined with a majority of Republicans to pass it, while also quoting Jeffries’ concerns about the tariff authorities.A
What Comes Next
The legislation, titled the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, allows the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas.
“The bill, titled The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026”
CBS News said the bill includes sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials within his government, oligarchs and Russian banks and financial institutions, and it also extends sanctions on Iran’s energy and weapons sectors at the request of Trump.
Axios reported the bill was renamed in honor of its lead sponsor, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly in July, and said the House vote was 262-159.
CNN reported that Trump’s administration could impose levies of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, including China and India, and it said critics warned the tariff authority could reverberate across the economy.C