Washington, Sept. 17 -- Congressman Michael McCaul issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON -Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) held a bipartisan, bicameral press conference after the House passed the the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by a vote of 262 to 159.

This legislation - which honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on the bill for more than a year and secured the White House's support - will hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war against Ukraine and extend sanctions that restrict funding for Iran's energy and weapons sectors. McCaul introduced and championed the legislation in the Housealongside...