Contact Congress about S. 5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

The United States would place much tighter limits on business with Russia. Foreign countries, banks, and shippers could also face penalties for helping Russia or buying large amounts of Russian energy.

Modern Action explains what the legislation does, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.

Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Latest action on S. 5025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Russian officials, banks, state-linked companies, and energy businesses. It also reaches U.S. companies and investors that deal with Russia. Foreign banks, ports, ships, and major buyers of Russian energy could face penalties too. Humanitarian groups and some nuclear or space programs would keep limited exceptions.

Why this matters: Russia still earns money and gains access to trade through banks, energy buyers, ships, and other partners. This bill would target more of those links. It could make existing sanctions harder to avoid and reduce money available to the Russian state. It could also affect energy prices, shipping, banking, and U.S. ties with other countries. The final effect would depend on presidential decisions, foreign responses, and events in Ukraine.

Key provisions in S. 5025

• Within 30 days, the President must name covered Russian officials, wealthy power brokers, foreign supporters, and vessels. Reviews must repeat every 180 days and cover support for Russia's government, war, or sanctions evasion. The government must freeze their U.S.-based property under federal emergency sanctions law.
• Named people could not get a U.S. visa or permission to enter through admission or parole. The government must cancel any visas they already have.
• The Central Bank of Russia and its related entities must face a full asset freeze and at least two more penalties. Major state-owned banks, including Sberbank, VTB, and Gazprombank, must also face full sanctions. Foreign banks with major dealings with them would face sanctions unless the government finds an exception serves U.S. economic or foreign policy interests.
• Starting 30 days after the bill becomes law, U.S. people and companies could not conduct any transactions with the covered Russian banks.
• The government must freeze every identified entity that Russia's government controls, mostly owns, or is otherwise linked to.

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Questions people ask about S. 5025

What is S. 5025?

The United States would place much tighter limits on business with Russia. Foreign countries, banks, and shippers could also face penalties for helping Russia or buying large amounts of Russian energy.

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Who should I contact about S. 5025?

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