Russian coal, gas and oil and other petroleum products would be illegal to import in the U.S. under a bill the House passed Wednesday in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Lawmakers voted 414-17 to pass the bill, which Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Tex., sponsored. It was not immediately clear when the Senate might act on the legislation. The legislation includes language allowing the president to issue a waiver for goods the bill would cover if such a “waiver is in the national interest.”
Passage came a day after the White House also levied sanctions against Russian-made energy imports entering the U.S., a maneuver President Joe Biden said would require the American public to shoulder financial inconvenience due to higher gasoline prices.
