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Senate approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill
Will the House back tariffs on Russian energy buyers and shadow fleet operators?
Will the House back tariffs on Russian energy buyers and shadow fleet operators?
Congress is using a long-delayed sanctions bill to turn broad bipartisan anger over into direct economic pressure on Moscow. The measure matters because it targets the oil revenue, and foreign buyers that help finance the ’s war effort, while its steep also raise the stakes for major trading partners and leave the as the next test.
After Senate approval, the legislation moved to , where it still needs passage before reaching the president. Coverage said the bill could face further there, even though Senate leaders portrayed the vote as a major step.
The Senate passed the bill 86-11, sending the long-delayed measure to the House. Reuters said it would authorize on , along with of up to 100 percent on the biggest buyers of Russian energy and the countries most involved in .
The Senate advanced the bill on a , setting up final passage later in the week. Reporting said the measure also folded in , extending existing Iran sanctions for five years as part of the package.
Senators unveiled a broader sanctions package aimed at depriving Moscow of war revenue, including penalties tied to Russia’s energy income and the . The draft also included tariffs of up to 100 percent on major buyers of and , including China and India.
Graham said Trump had "" the Russia sanctions bill and suggested a Senate vote could come as early as the following week. The signal mattered because lowered one of the biggest political barriers to moving the long-delayed measure.
Graham and Sen. Richard Blumenthal said their Russia sanctions bill had reached 81 Senate . Their statement framed the measure as primary and against Russia and actors supporting , showing the bill had become a broad vehicle.
After talks that included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Graham said the Senate would begin moving the sanctions bill the following week. Reuters said the draft would seek a on goods from countries buying Russian oil, gas, , and other commodities.
Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced , the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, and the Senate referred it to the the same day. The bill began as a formal congressional push to tighten on Russia over its war against Ukraine.