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The President signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law on September 18. Here is a calendar of the bill’s key fall 2026 deadlines to guide congressional oversight.
FDD Action endorses the Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act (S. 4711/H.R. 9550), which creates a U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group to co-develop, co-produce, and rapidly acquire cost-effective Ukrainian-designed unmanned and counter-unmanned systems while reducing reliance on adversary supply chains.
Unless Congress acts, the statutory backbone of U.S. secondary sanctions on Iranian energy is set to expire on December 31, 2026.
The House is set to vote on the Senate-passed Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (H.R. 5334) as early as this week. FDD Action urges Members of Congress to vote yes to sanction Russia’s war economy and extending the Iran Sanctions Act before it expires.
The House must act quickly to drain Russia’s war chest and kneecap its expected offensive on Ukraine’s energy grid this winter. Delaying action until 2027 would miss the critical period when Russia has previously targeted Ukraine’s power grid.
FDD Action endorses the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (H.R. 1800/S. 1889), which repeals the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to make U.S. sanctions on Iran’s energy and weapons sectors permanent.