S. 1241 · 119th Congress

Requires sanctions and tariffs if Russia refuses peace talks with Ukraine or invades again

Official title: Sanctioning Russia Act of 20251

Never got a floor voteAid to UkraineTariffs

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This bill would require penalties if the President determines that Russia's government, or anyone acting at its direction, refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates such an agreement, launches another invasion of Ukraine, or tries to overthrow or undermine Ukraine's government.2,3 The President would then have to block the visas and property of specified people, including Russia's president, certain Russian military commanders and foreign suppliers of defense items to Russia's military, and raise tariffs on all goods and services imported from Russia to at least 500% of their value.3 The same minimum 500% tariff would apply to imports from countries that knowingly trade in Russian-origin uranium or petroleum products.3 The Treasury Department would also have to sanction Russian state-owned financial institutions and any financial institution that does business with them, and the Commerce Department would have to bar exports of U.S. energy products to Russia.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, April 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.1
IntroducedApril 1, 2025
SponsorSen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Cosponsors84 cosponsors (42 Democratic, 41 Republican, 1 independent)
Official recordS. 1241 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, April 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (21)