Russia Sanctions Bill: India Gets a Breather as Trump’s 100% Tariff Weapon Stalls in US House
- On Monday, the bipartisan Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, nicknamed "sanctions from hell," stalled in the House after leadership omitted it from the voting schedule despite Senate passage with an overwhelming 86-11 majority.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and key Democrats cited concerns that the bill grants the Trump administration broad authority to levy up to 100% tariffs on foreign nations aiding Russia, which they warned risks abusive discretionary trade tools.
- Amid persistent GOP divisions, national security hawks like Representative Don Bacon warn that failing to pass sanctions would be a major failure, while conservatives like Representative Thomas Massie signal resistance to the measure.
- With leadership focused on averting a government shutdown, time is rapidly running out for supporters to secure floor time before Congress adjourns, placing the legislation at serious risk of languishing indefinitely.
- Special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff remain slated to visit Kyiv to discuss potential paths toward peace as Ukraine braces for an escalated winter energy campaign amid the stalled sanctions legislation.
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Other Papers Say: Pass the Russian sanctions bill
After months of negotiations and hang-ups, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a Russian sanctions bill last month prior to leaving town on recess. House Speaker Mike Johnson should now round up the votes and send the legislation to the White House.
A vote on a bill that would impose tough new sanctions on Russia will likely be postponed until after the US midterm elections in November, Bloomberg news agency reported.
Ukraine Pushes Congress for Russia Sanctions Before Election Recess
Ukraine’s top sanctions official says he remains optimistic about prospects for a sweeping Russia sanctions bill in the US Congress despite growing uncertainty over when the House of Representatives will take it up, as lawmakers face a sharply shortened legislative calendar ahead of the November elections. Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s sanctions commissioner, spent this week in Washington meeting lawmakers and cong…
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Ukraine’s top sanctions official said he is optimistic about the passage of a comprehensive Russia sanctions bill in the U.S. Congress, despite growing uncertainty about when the House of Representatives will consider it, as lawmakers face a significantly shortened legislative calendar ahead of November’s congressional elections. Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the sanctions commissioner […] The post Ukraine optimistic about passage of U.S. Russia sanctions …
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Times of IndiaRussia Sanctions Bill: India gets a breather as Trump’s 100% tariff weapon stalls in US House
A US Senate bill to impose tougher sanctions on Russia is facing growing opposition in the House, making it unlikely to move before the November midterm elections. The bill could allow President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas, including India, China and Turkey.
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