Congress passes sweeping US sanctions bill targeting Russia

The bill marks the first time in more than two years the US Congress has passed legislation assisting Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a televised address in Moscow on September 16, 2026 [Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik via AFP]

The United States House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russia over its continued war in Ukraine.

Lawmakers on Wednesday voted to send the sweeping legislation, championed by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, to US President Donald Trump’s desk, ending more than a year of delays and obstacles. The final vote was 262 to 159. It had already passed in the US Senate.

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The much-anticipated bill would give the president new abilities to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on countries, like China and India, that import energy supplies from Russia, allowing Washington to further restrict funds sent to Moscow. The measure would also impose sanctions on Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers that keeps Russian energy moving.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pushing for the bill’s passage and made a direct appeal to senators shortly before they passed it last month.

Fifty-eight Democrats bucked their party’s leadership and joined with a majority of Republicans to pass it.

The Democratic Party has overwhelmingly supported Ukraine in the war. However, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposed the bill, citing new tariff authorities given to the White House that could be used to exploit US allies.

“The manner in which this bill has been written doesn’t require the president of the United States to impose sanctions on Russia,” Jeffries said on the House floor Wednesday. “In fact, there are so many loopholes written into the bill, I believe, that it’s very unlikely that the sanctions relief contemplated in the legislation will ever see the light of day.”

The bill marks the first time in more than two years the US Congress has passed legislation supporting Ukraine. Graham, after whom the bill was named following his sudden death in July, had helped negotiate Trump’s support for it.

House Speaker Mike Johnson heralded the bill’s passage, saying it places “maximum pressure on … the Russian war machine”, including the country’s President Vladimir Putin.

“For too long, Putin has bankrolled this devastating war with money and resources from countries willing to look the other way, and today, that ends,” Johnson said in a post on social media. “This bill sends a powerful message of American unity and gives the Administration every tool in the toolbox to help bring this war to a just end, and we are proud to send it to the President’s desk.”

After the vote, a group of Republicans and Democrats from the House and Senate celebrated the vote at a rare bipartisan news conference.

Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, who wrote the bill with Graham, said he hopes the sanctions will help force Putin to the negotiating table and end the war.

“To Vladimir Putin – we have your number,” Blumenthal said. “And to Ukraine – you are not alone.”

Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.

该法案标志着两年多来美国国会首次通过立法援助乌克兰。

2026年9月16日，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京在莫斯科发表电视讲话。[Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik via AFP]

美国众议院通过了一项两党共同支持的制裁法案，旨在制裁俄罗斯在乌克兰持续发动的战争。

周三，国会议员投票通过了这项由已故南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆倡导的全面法案，并将其送交美国总统唐纳德·特朗普签署，结束了长达一年多的拖延和阻碍。最终投票结果为262票赞成，159票反对。该法案此前已在美国参议院获得通过。

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这项备受瞩目的法案将赋予总统新的权力，对从俄罗斯进口能源的国家（例如中国和印度）征收高达100%的关税，从而使华盛顿能够进一步限制流向莫斯科的资金。该法案还将对俄罗斯官员、银行以及一支负责俄罗斯能源运输的秘密油轮船队实施制裁。

乌克兰总统泽连斯基一直力促该法案获得通过，并在上个月参议院通过该法案前不久直接向参议员们发出呼吁。

58名民主党人违背了党内领导层的意愿，与大多数共和党人一起通过了这项法案。

民主党在战争中一直压倒性地支持乌克兰。然而，众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯反对这项法案，理由是该法案赋予白宫新的关税权力，可能会被用来剥削美国盟友。

杰弗里斯周三在众议院发言时表示：“这项法案的措辞并没有要求美国总统对俄罗斯实施制裁。事实上，我认为这项法案存在太多漏洞，以至于其中设想的制裁豁免措施几乎不可能最终得以实施。”

这项法案标志着美国国会两年多来首次通过支持乌克兰的立法。该法案以格雷厄姆的名字命名，以纪念他于7月突然去世。格雷厄姆曾帮助促成特朗普对该法案的支持。

众议院议长迈克·约翰逊对该法案的通过表示欢迎，称其对包括俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京在内的“俄罗斯战争机器施加了最大压力”。

约翰逊在社交媒体上发文称：“长期以来，普京利用那些对战争视而不见的国家的资金和资源，资助了这场毁灭性的战争，而今天，这一切终于结束了。这项法案传递了美国团结的有力信息，并赋予政府一切必要的工具来帮助公正地结束这场战争，我们很荣幸能将它提交给总统。”

投票结束后，来自众议院和参议院的一群共和党人和民主党人举行了一场罕见的跨党派新闻发布会，庆祝投票结果。

与格雷厄姆共同起草该法案的康涅狄格州民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔表示，他希望制裁能够迫使普京回到谈判桌前，结束战争。

布卢门撒尔说：“致弗拉基米尔·普京——我们已经掌握了你的底细。致乌克兰——你们并不孤单。”

预计特朗普将签署该法案使其生效。