Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Latest action (18 Sep 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-111.
What this bill does
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Official summary
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
This bill imposes a variety of sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions related to Russia, extends an Iran-related sanctions law, and expands a tax deduction for teacher expenses to include early childhood educators.
For example, under the bill, the President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on specified persons (individuals and entities) such as the Russian president and certain Russian military commanders. The President must also increase the rate of duty up to 100% ad valorem (i.e., relative to the value) on all goods imported into the United States from a country that was among the five largest importers of Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas if such country knowingly makes new purchases of such products after enactment of the bill.
The bill prohibits (1) the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or in Russia of any U.S.-produced energy or energy product; (2) U.S. persons from making new investments in Russia or purchasing Russian sovereign debt; and (3) trading the securities of Russian government-owned, -controlled, or -affiliated entities on U.S. national securities exchanges.
The bill extends through 2031 the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, which requires the President, with some exceptions, to impose sanctions on certain persons engaged in specified transactions related to Iran's energy sector or Iran's efforts to acquire or develop certain weapons.
The bill expands eligibility for federal tax deductions of certain educator expenses to early childhood educators providing educational or childcare services to those under age 6.
Timeline
18 Sep 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-111.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5334 do?
- I need to flag a problem before summarizing: the metadata you provided (title "Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026," sponsor Rep. Jimmy Panetta, "International Affairs" policy area, Senate vote 86-11) does not match the actual bill text included. The text itself is for a different bill entirely — the "Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions Act" (SEED Act), which amends the tax code's educator expense deduction to include early childhood educators, passed the House on April 27, 2026. There's no mention of Russia, Iran, or sanctions anywhere in the provided text. This looks like a mismatch between the bill-tracking metadata and the bill-text source (possibly a lookup/indexing error upstream, since H.R. 5334 numbers can get reused or misattributed between sources). I don't want to fabricate a sanctions-bill summary using facts that aren't in the text, nor graft the SEED Act's provisions onto the wrong title/sponsor. Two options: 1. I summarize the bill text as given (the SEED Act) and flag that the title/sponsor/status data appears mismatched. 2. You confirm which one is correct so I can pull the right companion data. Which would you like? If you just want a summary of the actual text provided, I can write that now, clearly noting it's the SEED Act rather than the sanctions bill named in the header.
- Has H.R. 5334 become law?
- Yes. H.R. 5334 has been enacted. Status last updated 18 Sep 2026.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5334?
- H.R. 5334 was sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), with 23 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5334?
- Became Public Law No: 119-111. (18 Sep 2026).
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