{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2026/09/16/chairman-wicker-celebrates-house-passage-of-russia-sanctions-bill/", "Chairman Wicker Celebrates House Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Roger F. Wicker", "W000437", "www.wicker.senate.gov", "wicker", "https://www.wicker.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives\u2019 passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The legislation would impose steep financial penalties on the Russian economy as Vladimir Putin continues his war of aggression against Ukraine.\n\n\u201cI applaud the House of Representatives for coming together to approve this consequential sanctions package. For more than four years, the purchasers of Russian oil and natural gas have provided Vladimir Putin with the means to carry on his vicious assault against Ukraine,\u201d said Chairman Wicker. \u201cThese sanctions target the financiers of the Russian war economy, forcing them to pay a heavy price if they continue to do business with the Kremlin. I urge President Trump to sign this legislation into law immediately and to use its authorities to the fullest extent.\u201d\n\nAbout the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026:\n\nThe Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would impose primary sanctions on Vladimir Putin, his inner circle, and foreign companies that work with Russia\u2019s military industry. It would enact punishing secondary sanctions on the top five purchasers of Russian oil and gas, holding them accountable for funding Vladimir Putin\u2019s war machine. This landmark bill includes the bipartisan SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act, which would crack down on those operating sanctions-evading trade ships on behalf of Russia. Further, the legislation targets Chinese support for Russia\u2019s weapons producers.\n\nNotably, the bill includes a five-year extension of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, giving President Trump increased leverage over the Iranian regime. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 is named in honor of Senator Lindsey O. Graham, R-SC. Senator Graham devoted the last two years of his career to this legislation as part of his faithful support for the people of Ukraine.", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "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.wicker.senate.gov/2026/09/16/chairman-wicker-celebrates-house-passage-of-russia-sanctions-bill/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8485428988933563, "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"}