Bill would let the government sanction Russia and Iran for five years.
H.R. 10076 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 · Filed by Michael McCaul (R-TX) · 21 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 10, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill gives the government power to put sanctions on Russia and Iran. Sanctions are rules that stop trade and money from flowing to those countries. The bill would end after five years unless Congress votes to keep it going.
Who it affects
The bill could affect people and companies that do business with Russia or Iran. It could also affect U.S. citizens and companies that trade with those countries.
One thing to notice
The bill has a sunset date. After five years, the sanctions stop unless Congress votes to keep them. The bill is named after a sitting U.S. Senator, which is unusual.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
21 cosponsors: 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats.
- Aug 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Rules · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- sanctions — Rules that stop trade and money from flowing to a country as punishment.
- sunset — A date when a law stops working unless Congress votes to keep it.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (262 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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