Overview
- The House approved the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act by a 262–159 vote on Wednesday, September 16, and the bill was sent to President Trump who plans to sign it.
- The law broadens targeted sanctions on Russian officials, major banks, state energy firms, defence‑industrial partners and tankers in the so‑called shadow fleet to choke revenue and logistics linked to the war in Ukraine.
- A new tariff tool lets the president raise duties up to 100% on goods from the five largest importers of Russian crude or natural gas, but the authority does not automatically impose duties and includes carve‑outs and presidential waiver powers.
- India and China publicly rejected the measure, with New Delhi pledging to protect energy and trade interests and Beijing saying it will not accept what it called U.S. long‑arm jurisdiction.
- Key practical outcomes still depend on administration choices about which countries, products and duty rates to target, how waivers and 180‑day reviews are used, and whether tariffs would raise U.S. consumer prices or hit allied exporters.