S1241119th CongressWALLET

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

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  • Dan Sullivan

    AK • R

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  • Richard Durbin

    IL • D

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  • Katie Britt

    AL • R

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  • Sheldon Whitehouse

    RI • D

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  • Todd Young

    IN • R

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  • Angus King

    ME • I

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  • Pete Ricketts

    NE • R

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  • Timothy Kaine

    VA • D

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  • Kevin Cramer

    ND • R

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  • Amy Klobuchar

    MN • D

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  • John Curtis

    UT • R

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  • 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

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  • Angela Alsobrooks

    MD • D

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  • Joni Ernst

    IA • R

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  • Mazie Hirono

    HI • D

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  • Roger Wicker

    MS • R

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  • Jeanne Shaheen

    NH • D

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  • Thomas Tillis

    NC • R

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  • Peter Welch

    VT • D

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  • Markwayne Mullin

    OK • R

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  • Christopher Coons

    DE • D

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    MT • R

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  • Kirsten Gillibrand

    NY • D

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  • Lisa Murkowski

    AK • R

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    AZ • D

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  • Jon Husted

    OH • R

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  • 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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    PA • D

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    MD • D

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    OK • R

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    FL • R

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    CA • D

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    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

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    NV • D

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    OR • D

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  • Raphael Warnock

    GA • D

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  • Alex Padilla

    CA • D

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  • Susan Collins

    ME • R

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  • Cindy Hyde-Smith

    MS • R

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  • Tammy Baldwin

    WI • D

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  • Bill Cassidy

    LA • R

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  • Maria Cantwell

    WA • D

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  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

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  • John Thune

    SD • R

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  • Charles Schumer

    NY • D

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  • Tommy Tuberville

    AL • R

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  • David McCormick

    PA • R

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  • Mike Crapo

    ID • R

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  • James Risch

    ID • R

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  • Cory Booker

    NJ • D

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  • Tina Smith

    MN • D

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  • Ted Budd

    NC • R

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  • Cynthia Lummis

    WY • R

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  • 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

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  • Andy Kim

    NJ • D

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  • Patty Murray

    WA • D

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    VA • D

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    DE • D

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    SD • R

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    KS • R

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    IL • D

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  • Marsha Blackburn

    TN • R

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  • Jon Ossoff

    GA • D

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