The legislation will give President Trump the power to apply 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil
The US Senate has approved a bill allowing President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on the largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas. The bill was the brainchild of Senator Lindsey Graham, who tried multiple times to pass it before he died last month.
The bill, titled ‘The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026’, passed the Senate by 86 votes to 11 on Friday, with Graham’s sister Darline, who was appointed to his seat, reading out the result. Trump has already said he would sign the legislation, meaning it will become law if it passes the House of Representatives next week.
Senator Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote against the bill. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and nine progressive Democrats, including former presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, also voted against it.
The legislation empowers Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five purchasers of Russian oil and gas, a list that includes China and India. An earlier version of the bill would have increased these tariffs to 500% and applied them with or without Trump’s authorization.
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