The Senate is preparing to vote on a bipartisan sanctions bill championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) after voting overwhelmingly to advance it this week.
The Senate passed a procedural measure on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in an 86-to-12 vote on July 28. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) indicated last week that the Senate could approve the sanctions bill before the start of its recess on Aug. 7.
Originally introduced by Graham, the bill aims to stop Russia from using oil and gas sales to continue waging its war against Ukraine and to extend economic sanctions on Iran. A revised version of the bill was reintroduced in the Senate earlier this month….