The Hill
Trump signed Lindsey Graham’s Russia bill. Tariffs up to 100 percent.
House 262–159. Putin, banks, shadow fleet. China and India on the tariff list. Xi is due Wednesday.
The Rocket News · Washington Bureau · WashingtonSeptember 19, 2026 · 4 min read
President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on Friday. The White House put out a statement. The House had passed it 262–159 two days earlier; the Senate in August. It names the late South Carolina senator, who died in July. The Politics desk files a statute aimed at Moscow’s oil and a president who now has tariff language up to 100 percent on the five biggest buyers of Russian energy.
The bill hits Russian officials, banks, oligarchs, and the shadow tanker fleet. It extends Iran energy and weapons sanctions five years. China and India sit at the top of the buyer list. Democrats who voted no said it hands Trump more tariff power after the Court already clipped IEEPA. He meets Xi at the White House on Sept. 24. Bessent sees He’s vice premier in New York this weekend.
The new law lets the president impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas.
The Politics desk files Saturday as it is: Graham’s name on a law, a 100 percent tariff in the drawer, and a summit in five days with the country that still buys the crude.
Wire and further reading: theguardian.com
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