Washington DC, Sept. 15 -- In a significant legislative move to curb funding for Moscow's military operations in Ukraine, a newly introduced Senate amendment to the "Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026", which was passed in August, mandates secondary tariffs of up to 100 per cent on goods imported from the top five largest buyers of Russian crude oil and natural gas, directly exposing major importers like India and China to massive trade levies.

The underlying legislation was passed by the US Senate on August 7, by an 86-11 vote to increase economic pressure on Russia and Iran.

The House Committee on Rules, amongst the oldest standing committees in the House, is currently processing the introduced Senate amendments...