How Alabama’s Congressional Delegation Voted on Russia Sanctions Bill
The measure targets Russian officials, institutions and oil buyers, and includes mostly symbolic sanctions on Iran after a broad bipartisan House vote.
- On Wednesday, the House passed the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump. The bill honors the late Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who championed Ukraine's defense.
- This legislation aims to weaken Russia's energy industry by punishing buyers of Russian oil and gas and allowing the president to impose tariffs. It also includes symbolic sanctions against Iran, added at President Trump's request.
- With 203 Republicans and more than 50 Democrats voting in favor, the bill passed with broad bipartisan support. Shomari Figures supported the measure, while Terri Sewell was the only member of Alabama's congressional delegation to oppose it.
- Russ Fulcher supported the bill "with trepidation," concluding that new sanctions apply narrowly to the "ghost fleet" Russia uses to ship oil and gas. Former diplomat Carmela Conroy called the legislation "imperfect" but said she would have voted for it.
- The president is expected to sign the act, which previously cleared the Senate in an 86-11 vote on Aug. 7. Michael Baumgartner emphasized that Vladimir Putin must not feel successful in his war on Ukraine for the sanctions to achieve strategic impact.
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Trump Expected to Sign Russia Sanctions Bill Today, Says White House Official
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The bill, officially named the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 262-159, having already cleared the Senate last month. It now heads to the President’s desk. World News | Trump Expected to Sign Russia Sanctions Bill Today, Says White House Official.
Trump plans to sign a law on sanctions against Russia and Iran, which will allow the imposition of duties of up to 100 per cent for buyers of Russian oil.
Trump expected to sign Russia Sanctions Bill today, says White House official - The Tribune
The bill, officially named the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 262-159, having already cleared the Senate last month. It now heads to the President’s desk.
A bill tightening sanctions against Russia passed by the US Congress does the administration a disservice and is driving up gasoline prices ahead of the elections, the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement on X
“Russophobic instinct underlying the late Senator [Lindsey] Graham’s bill approved by the House on September 16th (and earlier by the Senate) makes a grand disservice to the current Administration’s efforts to...
The US House of Representatives has voted in favor of the “Russia Sanctions Act,” the major bill that would give President Trump the power to impose large punitive tariffs on Russia’s trading partners. The bill, introduced by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was given the green light by the Senate in August. Now all that is missing is President Trump’s signature.
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