Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Lindsey Graham
Introduced
Summary
Harsh, automatic sanctions and trade penalties would be triggered if Russia refuses to negotiate with Ukraine, violates a peace deal, invades again, or seeks to subvert Ukraine's government. The bill would require visa and property-blocking sanctions, target major Russian banks, ban U.S. energy exports to Russia, restrict U.S. investments and listings tied to Russia, and force duties of at least 500% on Russian imports.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Big tariffs and Russian energy bans
If enacted, the President must raise duties on imports from Russia to at least 500% within 15 days of a covered determination. The law would also set at least 500% duties on goods from countries that knowingly handled Russian-origin energy, reviewed every 90 days, with one 180-day national-security waiver allowed. The President would ban imports of Russian-origin uranium and would sanction Rosatom leaders and counterparties who handled that uranium.
Ban U.S. investment in Russian assets
If enacted, the Commerce Secretary would ban exports of U.S.-produced energy to Russia within 15 days of a covered determination. U.S. persons and financial firms would be barred from investing in Russia's energy sector and in entities owned or controlled by the Russian government. U.S. persons would also be barred from buying Russian sovereign debt and the SEC would ban trading or listing of covered Russian-affiliated securities.
Cut off Russian banks and payments
If enacted, the Treasury would block property and bar U.S. transactions with Russian government banks within 15 days of a covered determination. U.S. banks and SEC brokers would generally be barred from processing many transfers to or from Russia. The President could also sanction global financial messaging providers that keep serving sanctioned Russian banks, and those decisions would be reviewed every 90 days.
How sanctions would be enforced
If enacted, the President must make a covered determination within 15 days and then every 90 days to trigger many sanctions. The bill would require CAATSA sanctions to be applied on that cadence and allow the President to use IEEPA authorities and penalties to implement the rules. The President could end sanctions only after certifying a peace deal and that covered actors stopped prohibited acts, but must immediately reimpose them if acts resume. Humanitarian aid, authorized intelligence work, and certain treaty-required admissions would be excluded.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lindsey Graham
SC • R
Cosponsors
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Dan Sullivan
AK • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Richard Durbin
IL • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Todd Young
IN • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Angus King
ME • I
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Pete Ricketts
NE • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Kevin Cramer
ND • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
John Curtis
UT • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Brian Schatz
HI • D
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Tom Cotton
AR • R
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Maggie Hassan
NH • D
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Deb Fischer
NE • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
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Joni Ernst
IA • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Mazie Hirono
HI • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Roger Wicker
MS • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Thomas Tillis
NC • R
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Christopher Coons
DE • D
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Tim Sheehy
MT • R
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Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
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Lisa Murkowski
AK • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Mark Kelly
AZ • D
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Jon Husted
OH • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
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Chuck Grassley
IA • R
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John Hickenlooper
CO • D
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John Cornyn
TX • R
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Michael Bennet
CO • D
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Shelley Capito
WV • R
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Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
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John Hoeven
ND • R
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John Fetterman
PA • D
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John Boozman
AR • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
James Lankford
OK • R
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Martin Heinrich
NM • D
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Rick Scott
FL • R
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Adam Schiff
CA • D
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James Justice
WV • R
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Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
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Steve Daines
MT • R
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John Reed
RI • D
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John Kennedy
LA • R
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John Barrasso
WY • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Jeff Merkley
OR • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Raphael Warnock
GA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Alex Padilla
CA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Susan Collins
ME • R
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Tammy Baldwin
WI • D
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Bill Cassidy
LA • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Maria Cantwell
WA • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
John Thune
SD • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Charles Schumer
NY • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Tommy Tuberville
AL • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
David McCormick
PA • R
Sponsored 5/1/2025
Mike Crapo
ID • R
Sponsored 5/1/2025
James Risch
ID • R
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Cory Booker
NJ • D
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Tina Smith
MN • D
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Ted Budd
NC • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Cynthia Lummis
WY • R
Sponsored 5/12/2025
Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
KY • R
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Ted Cruz
TX • R
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Gary Peters
MI • D
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Edward Markey
MA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Andy Kim
NJ • D
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Patty Murray
WA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Mark Warner
VA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Mike Rounds
SD • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Jerry Moran
KS • R
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Marsha Blackburn
TN • R
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Jon Ossoff
GA • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
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