The House approved a major sanctions package targeting Russia on Wednesday that could impose tariffs of up to 500% on Russian goods and hit countries that keep buying Russian energy, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump for his expected signature. The measure also extends a key sanctions law against Iran through 2031.
Lawmakers voted 262-159 to approve the Senate amendments to H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The Senate passed the legislation 86-11 in August, and the Trump administration has said his advisers would recommend that he sign it into law.
The legislation would expand sanctions across Russia’s government, financial system and energy sector while restricting U.S. investment in Russia and purchases of Russian sovereign debt. It also gives the president authority to raise tariffs on all goods imported from Russia to as much as 500%, including oil, natural gas, petroleum products and coal.
Some of the bill’s most consequential provisions reach countries doing business with Moscow. The president would be required to impose additional tariffs of more than zero and as much as 100% on goods from the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or natural gas, as well as the five leading countries found to be helping Russia evade energy sanctions.
The measure leaves the administration to determine which countries meet those standards. A House proposal would have expressly identified China, India, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Slovakia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as initially eligible for the tariffs, but the amendment was not made in order before Wednesday’s vote.
The secondary tariffs give Washington a way to pressure countries that continue providing Russia with revenue from oil and natural gas, extending the economic reach of the legislation well beyond Russian companies and government officials. The tariff rates could also be adjusted as countries increase or reduce their purchases of Russian energy.
Iran is also covered by the package, though through a different mechanism. The bill extends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 from its current 2026 expiration through 2031, preserving presidential authority to impose sanctions connected to Iran’s energy sector and certain weapons-related activity.
The White House backed the extension, saying the authority remains part of its efforts to restrict Iran’s ability to finance terrorism or pursue nuclear ambitions. The administration separately supported the Russia provisions as additional leverage in efforts to reach an agreement ending the war in Ukraine.
Trump would retain broad control over how parts of the new Russia sanctions regime are applied. The president may waive sanctions, restrictions or duties after certifying in writing to Congress that a waiver is in the national interest and submitting a report explaining the decision.
The legislation also allows the Russia sanctions to be terminated following a peace agreement accepted by Ukraine and an end to Russian military hostilities against the Ukrainian government. Most of the Russia provisions expire five years after enactment, while the Iran sanctions extension runs through 2031.
Wednesday’s vote drew support from 203 Republicans, 58 Democrats and one independent. Seven Republicans and 152 Democrats opposed the bill, reflecting disagreement in part over how much tariff and waiver authority Congress should give the president. The House Rules Committee had rejected Democratic proposals to remove the secondary tariff provision and tighten the standard governing presidential waivers.
With both chambers now approving the same legislation, the bill heads to Trump. His signature would trigger the process of identifying Russian individuals and entities covered by the sanctions and determining which foreign countries could face the new tariffs, putting many of the package’s most significant enforcement decisions in the hands of the administration.
