US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham
Late senator spent final days of his life working to advance bill that will now head to the House after 86-11 Senate vote
TL;DR
- The US Senate passed the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia Act by an 86-11 vote.
- The bill imposes new sanctions, visa bans on Russian officials, and tariffs up to 500% on Russian exports.
- It also allows the President to impose levies on goods from top importers of Russian oil and gas.
- The legislation honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who prioritized it before his death.
- Some Democrats expressed concern that the bill grants excessive tariff powers to the President.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the bill's passage.
- The bill now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration.