H.R. 5334: Lindsey Graham Sanctioning russia Act of 2026
The Senate passed this 86 to 11 on August 7, 2026, and it is now one House vote away from the President's desk. H.R. 5334 began life as the SEED Act, an unrelated House tax bill on the early childhood educator deduction, and became the sanctions package when the Senate adopted a substitute that struck its text and inserted the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning russia and Iran Act of 2026 as Division A. It authorises tariffs of up to 500 percent on oil, petroleum, petrochemical and coal products imported directly from russia, and up to 100 percent on goods from third countries that keep buying...
Why it matters
This is the closest a russia sanctions bill has come to law in this Congress. The Senate passed the bill 86 to 11. Nothing stands between it and the President except a House vote to concur in the Senate amendment. Ask your representative to vote YES on concurring, and to tell leadership to schedule that vote in the first week back.
- Status
- Passed Senate
- Chamber
- House
- Committee
- Ways and Means; Foreign Affairs; Financial Services
- Sponsor
- Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)
- Cosponsors
- 23
- Introduced
- 2025-09-11
Official text on Congress.gov
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