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Congress·In Committee·11 months ago

Congress Proposes 500% Tax on Russian Imports and Sanctions on Major Banks

Also known as: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

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Impact Analysis

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Key Points

  • Congress introduced a bill to cut off Russia from the U.S. economy if it continues its war in Ukraine or refuses to sign a peace deal. The plan would target Russia's top leaders, its biggest banks, and its military by freezing their assets and banning them from doing business with Americans.
  • The policy would place a massive 500% tax on all goods coming from Russia, including oil and gas. This would make Russian products much more expensive and discourage U.S. companies from buying them. It also bans the U.S. from importing any uranium from Russia or from other countries that source it from Russia.
  • To further isolate Russia, the bill would ban Russian companies from being traded on U.S. stock markets and stop U.S. banks from investing in Russian energy projects. It also blocks international money transfer systems from working with sanctioned Russian banks, making it much harder for them to move money around the world.
  • The bill also targets other countries that continue to buy Russian oil or uranium. Those countries would face the same 500% tax on their own goods when they try to sell them in the United States. This is meant to pressure the whole world to stop funding the Russian government.
  • These penalties would stay in place until the President confirms that Russia has signed a lasting peace agreement with Ukraine and stopped all military attacks. However, the bill allows for humanitarian aid, like medicine and food, to still reach the Russian people.
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Milestones

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Apr 1, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced in House

Related News

3 articles
The New Indian Express·about 2 months ago

India in firing line as Trump greenlights US bill proposing 500% tariffs on buyers of Russian oil

The proposed 'Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025' could place India and China in Washington's crosshairs with punitive 500% tariffs. The bill targets countries importing Russian-origin petroleum and uranium, threatening to significantly strain India-US trade relations if enacted.

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Wall Street Journal·9 months ago

Trump seeks to weaken Senator Lindsey Graham's devastating Russia sanctions bill – WSJ

White House officials have reportedly pressed Senator Lindsey Graham to soften the mandatory nature of the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025. The administration wants to replace binding 'shall' language with discretionary 'may' to ensure the President retains flexibility in diplomatic negotiations.

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Politico·6 months ago

Bipartisan Russia Sanctions Bill Gains Momentum as Peace Talks Stall

Senate Majority Leader John Thune noted 'intensified interest' in passing the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 following new Russian aggression. The bill includes 500% tariffs on Russian goods and secondary sanctions on financial institutions facilitating Russian trade.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 2548
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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D: 90R: 62

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