# US senator urges Congress to pass Russia sanctions bill amid ‘extreme urgency’

https://mins.news/en/item/38117

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-31 03:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/moment-of-extreme-urgency-us-senator-urges-congress-to-pass-russian-sanctions-bill/

> Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal urged the House to approve long-stalled legislation imposing tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest buyers of Russian energy. The Senate passed the bill overwhelmingly on Aug. 7, but its prospects in the House remain uncertain.

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