Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

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The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (H.R. 5334), previous versions of which were referred to as the Sanctioning Russia Act, is a 2026 act by the 119th U.S. Congress that gives the president the option to impose extensive new tariffs and sanctions on Russia and countries that purchase Russian energy products and other critical exports, in response to the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russia's refusal to engage in peace negotiations. The initial version of the legislation was introduced in the Senate by Lindsey Graham (R‑SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT), and co-sponsored by a bipartisan supermajority of 84 senators (out of 100 total). In the House of Representatives, a companion bill (H.R. 2548) was introduced by Brian Fitzpatrick (R‑PA‑1) with 151 bipartisan cosponsors (out of 435 total voting members). After Senator Graham's death in July 2026, a renewed push to pass a version of the bill, renamed in his memory, led to a revised version being passed...

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