H.R. 5334, a bill containing new sanctions against Russia, passed in a vote held in the U.S. Senate on Friday, August 7. The bill received the votes of 86 senators, while 11 senators opposed it.
Following Senate approval, the measure was sent to the House of Representatives, where it provides the legislative basis for Lindsay O. Graham’s 2026 Russia sanctions law.
More than 60 votes were needed for the bill to pass.
Senators who voted against the bill
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Maggie Hassan
- Mazi Hirono
- Ed Markey
- Jon Ossoff
- Alex Padilla
- Bernie Sanders
- Elizabeth Warren
- Peter Welch
- Ron Wyden
- Rand Paul
Ten of the opposing votes came from Democratic senators, while one came from Republican Rand Paul.
Marsha Blackburn, Cynthia Lummis and Mitch McConnell did not participate in the vote. All three senators were Republicans.