Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Aug 7 – Oct 2, 2026

Russia Sanctions

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27Members · 16 D · 11 R
24Actions · 17 D · 7 R
19States & territories · CT · VA · OH · MO lead
3Bills named

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Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 1
StatementsResponses to news 4
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 3
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 7
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 8
Other 1

Emerging events

1 threads · 22 of 24 actions

Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act

25 members

  1. Sep 16Wicker (R) praised House passage of Russia sanctions bill targeting Putin's war economy.
  2. Sep 16Houlahan voted to sanction Russia through Senate amendments to support Ukraine.
  3. Sep 16Hayes voted against Russia and Iran sanctions bill citing weakened enforcement.
  4. Sep 16Blumenthal celebrated final passage of sanctions bill holding Russian oil and gas purchasers accountable.
  5. Sep 16Wagner (R) Co-led bill to sanction Russian and Iranian supporters, passed by the House.

22 actions →

What each party did · Democrats 17 · Republicans 7

  • 1Sent letters0
  • 4Statements0
  • 3Criticized0
  • 3Praised4
  • 5Filed or pushed bills3
  • 1Other0

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Actions each member took in this window

  1. DRichard Blumenthal CT3
  2. RAnn Wagner MO2
  3. DSteny Hoyer MD2
  4. DJohn Larson CT1
  5. DJahana Hayes CT1
  6. DChrissy Houlahan PA1
  7. RRoger Wicker MS1
  8. DRobert "Bobby" Scott VA1

By state

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  • CT5
  • VA3
  • OH3
  • MO2
  • PA2
  • TX2
  • MD2
  • MS1

+11 more with fewer actions

Every action

24 actions · 31 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Sep 16, 2026
  3. Aug 31, 2026
    • Letter

      DBeyer VA

      Urged White House to immediately impose sanctions on Russia without waiting for new congressional authority.

      Release ↗

  4. Aug 11, 2026
  5. Aug 10, 2026
  6. Aug 7, 2026

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