{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=4FA3513B-7F1A-476B-AA2C-07ABF1060330", "Sen. Moran, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Sanction Purchasers of Russian Oil", "2026-07-16", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", "moran", "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "Moran spoke on the Senate floor, paying tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham & reaffirming U.S. support for Ukraine\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing the Sanctioning Russia Act, the result of an agreement negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the White House that would hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. Sen. Moran cosponsored Sen. Graham\u2019s original legislation, introduced in April 2025, that would bring primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia.\n\n\u201cAs we reflect upon the life of our colleague, our friend, our fellow citizen, a patriot toward the United States of America and a friend really of the world, Senator Lindsey Graham, we honor his commitment to promoting liberty and fighting tyranny throughout the world,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cThis legislation would make a difference against Russia\u2019s unjust war in Ukraine and serves as a fitting tribute to the cause Senator Graham championed throughout his life and service in the United States Senate.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe White House has taken an important step in endorsing this longstanding legislation,\u201d continued Sen. Moran. \u201cThe message is clear to friends and foe alike: you can do business with Russia or the United States, but not both. I welcome Leader Thune\u2019s intention to bring this to a vote quickly and send it to the President\u2019s desk.\u201d\n\nSen. Moran spoke on the Senate floor following introduction of the legislation, paying tribute to Senator Graham and emphasizing the need for increased economic pressure on Russia. Watch Sen. Moran\u2019s full floor remarks here.\n\nWatch Sen. Moran\u2019s Remarks on Introduction of the Sanctioning Russia Act HERE\n\nSpecifically, the Sanctioning Russia Act would:\n\nImpose sanctions targeting Russia\u2019s war machine \u2013 legislation includes mandatory sanctions on Vladimir Putin, senior Russian political and military leaders, oligarchs, state-owned enterprises, Russian financial institutions, Russia\u2019s largest state energy projects and foreign companies supporting Russia\u2019s defense industrial base.\n\nExplicitly sanction Russia\u2019s Shadow Fleet and any foreign person or vessel that is used by the Russian government for sanctions evasion.\n\nEnforce targeted duties on top purchasers of Russian oil and gas \u2013 imposes tariffs on imports from countries that are the world\u2019s top five purchases of Russian oil or natural gas or are among the top five facilitators of Russian oil sanctions evasion.\n\nProvide for presidential waiver authority \u2013 contains a waiver, consistent with other mandatory sanctions legislation, allowing the President to waive sanctions, restrictions or duties upon a justification and certification to Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States.\n\nRepeal the sunset of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 \u2013 applies additional pressure directly on Iran as it continues to support Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.\n\nFull text of the Sanctioning Russia Act can be found HERE.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-07-17T07:15:58Z", "2026-07-17T07:17:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=4FA3513B-7F1A-476B-AA2C-07ABF1060330"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6509458180516958, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}