VIDEO: Sen. Moran Calls on the House to Pass Russia Sanctions Legislation

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) yesterday spoke on the Senate floor urging the House to swiftly pass the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which he introduced with a bipartisan group of his colleagues to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. The legislation, the result of an agreement negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the White House, passed the Senate by a vote of 86 to 11.

"Over the past several weeks, the administration has increased economic pressure on Russia and Iran, making clear that the United States will not reward aggression," said Sen. Moran. "This legislation builds upon those efforts by giving the President stronger tools to ensure these sanctions remain effective and much more difficult to evade."

"Russia and Iran are no longer acting independently," continued Sen. Moran. "Both governments seek to undermine American interests, threaten our allies and weaken the international order that has helped preserve peace for generations. The passage of this legislation will not, by itself, end the war in Ukraine or change Iran's behavior. But it will make both regimes pay a far higher price for choosing aggression over peace."

"The Senate has done its part," concluded Sen. Moran. "I urge my colleagues in the House to swiftly pass this legislation and send it to the President's desk. This bill must to be swiftly signed into law and implemented in order to hold Russia and those supporting its unjust and unjustifiable war accountable."

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1. In July, Sen. Moran urged his Senate colleagues to quickly pass the Sanctioning Russia Act to increase economic pressure on Russia and honor Sen. Graham's efforts to move the legislation forward.<_u53a_p>
2. Sen. Moran cosponsored Sen. Graham's original legislation, introduced in April 2025, that would bring primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia.<_u53a_p>

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