YourVoice.Now Summary
Average Household ImpactTransparency & AccountabilityUp to 500% duties on Russian goods, and up to 100% on goods from countries still buying Russian oil.
Average Household Impact
- Duties on Russian goods — Raised to as much as 500 percent, including oil, gas, and coal
- Duties on goods from major Russian-oil buyers — Up to 100 percent on all their exports here
Transparency & Accountability
- Waiver certification — President must certify the national interest and explain it to Congress
- Waiver reporting — Not required when adjusting the secondary-tariff rate
- Congressional review — 30-day window to disapprove ending any sanction or duty
The details
Sanctions and steep tariffs would target Russia and its oil customers. The President would have to raise duties on all Russian goods to as much as 500 percent within 30 days. That covers oil, natural gas, coal, and petroleum products. Those duties stack on top of any existing tariff. Countries that keep buying Russian crude or gas could face duties of up to 100 percent on everything they sell to the United States. That reaches the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas. It also reaches the top five countries helping Russia evade sanctions. A narrow exception covers smaller gas buyers who are cutting back. The bill also blocks fund transfers, U.S. investment in Russia, and uranium imports. Russian entities could not be listed or traded on U.S. exchanges. Humanitarian aid is exempt. The President may waive any measure after certifying it serves the national interest. Ending the measures requires certifying that Russia signed a peace deal Ukraine accepts and stopped fighting. Congress then gets 30 days to block that step.
Congressional Summary
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026This bill imposes a variety of sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions related to Russia.For example, under the bill, the President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on specified persons (individuals and entities) such as the Russian president, certain Russian military commanders, and any foreign person that knowingly provides goods or services relating to Russia's defense industrial base;increase the rate of duty on all goods imported into the United States from Russia to a rate of up to 500% ad valorem (i.e., relative to the value);increase the rate of duty up to 100% ad valorem on all goods imported into the United States from a country that was among the five largest importers of Russian-origin crude oil and natural gas if such country knowingly makes new purchases of such products after enactment of the bill;impose property-blocking sanctions on financial institutions organized under Russian law and owned wholly or partly by Russia; and impose property-blocking sanctions on foreign vessels that knowingly transport certain products of Russian origin, including crude oil, uranium, and coal. The bill prohibits (1) the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or in Russia of U.S.-produced energy or energy product; (2) U.S. persons from making new investments in Russia or purchasing Russian sovereign debt; and (3) trading the securities of Russian government-owned, -controlled, or -affiliated entities on U.S. national securities exchanges.The President may waive requirements of the bill by certifying it is in the national interest.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-07-16
- Date Added
- 2026-07-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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