The US House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a bill that would impose sanctions on Russia. This legislation also includes provisions for tariffs on certain trading partners, notably India. The vote signifies a significant step in US foreign policy regarding Russia and its economic interactions with other nations.
If passed by the House, the bill would empower President Donald Trump to impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil and gas, and extend existing sanctions on Iran. “This bill would dramatically expand presidential tariff authorities while failing to mandate sanctions on Russia, both of which are unacceptable. The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, passed by an overwhelming majority by the US Senate last month, will be taken up for vote by the House Rules Committee on Monday, amid strong opposition from the Democrats.
“House Democrats are rock solid in our support for Ukraine, but the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia And Iran Act would do more harm than good,” Democratic Congressmen Gregory Meeks, Don Beyer and Richard Neal said in a statement on Friday. These flaws would raise Americans’ prices while undermining support for Ukraine in the long term,” the Democratic Congressmen said.
“Ukrainian civilians continue to be killed by Putin’s war machine, and this bill hits the Kremlin’s coffers hard.
“Great news that the House will vote on the much-needed Russia sanctions bill,” Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat, said on X. Now is the time to pass it and force Putin to the negotiating table,” she said.
