HR 5334
Became law
Requires the President to sanction Russian officials, state-linked banks, and vessels that carry Russian oil in order to evade sanctions, raises U.S. tariffs on Russian goods, and bars new U.S. investment in Russia's economy, while also letting early childhood educators claim the educator expense deduction.
Official title: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
11-SEP-2025
Referred
11-SEP-2025
Approved by committee
25-MAR-2026
Reported
09-APR-2026
On the calendar
09-APR-2026
Passed
27-APR-2026
Senate
Received
28-APR-2026
On the calendar
13-JUL-2026
Passed
07-AUG-2026
President
Presented
17-SEP-2026
Signed
18-SEP-2026
Became law
18-SEP-2026
- Requires the President to sanction Russian officials, Russian state-owned banks including Sberbank and VTB Bank, and foreign vessels used to move Russian oil or other goods to evade sanctions, and to review these targets every 180 days.
- Raises duties on goods imported from Russia up to 500 percent and on goods from countries that buy Russian crude oil or natural gas up to 100 percent.
- Prohibits U.S. persons from new investment in Russia, purchasing Russian sovereign debt, and trading shares of Russian government-linked companies on U.S. securities exchanges.
- Extends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 from 2026 to 2031, and ends the Russia provisions 5 years after enactment. Division B expands the educator expense deduction to early childhood educators for expenses in tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Passed Senate, 07-AUG-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Ways and Means Committee (House)
International Affairs
■ 18 D■ 5 R
18 Democrats
5 Republicans
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Public Law (19-SEP-2026)
Engrossed Amendment Senate (07-AUG-2026)
Placed on Calendar Senate (14-JUL-2026)
Engrossed in House (27-APR-2026)
Reported in House (09-APR-2026)
Introduced in House (11-SEP-2025)
Enrolled Bill
Senate: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in..., 86-12, 28-JUL-2026
Senate: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in..., 84-12, 29-JUL-2026
Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the..., 86-11, 07-AUG-2026
House: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments..., 262-159, 16-SEP-2026