US lawmakers have submitted amendments to the Russia sanctions bill, a legislation that grants President Donald Trump authority to impose sanctions on Moscow’s trading partners, including India.
Two of the biggest amendment proposals, both from Democratic Party lawmakers, are on opposite ends of the spectrum. another proposes to scrap the section imposing tariffs altogether While one seeks to name Russia’s top trading partners — including India — in the legislation. The bill must be passed by the House of Representatives before it is sent to US President Donald Trump for signature. The US believes that Russia’s crude oil trade is funding the war against Ukraine.
The amendment moved by Democratic Congressman Steny Hoyer seeks to name China, India, Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, the UAE, Singapore, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic as countries eligible for 100 per cent duties. At the opposite end of the sanctions spectrum is Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks, who has moved an amendment to scrap Section 113 entirely, which would grant the President authority to impose broad secondary tariffs on Russia’s trading partners. The House has four working days left before it breaks into early recess ahead of the midterm elections on November 3. The Bill also seeks to authorise President Donald Trump to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Russia’s top oil trading partners, including China and India.
Another amendment moved by Gregory Meeks seeks to allow the President to waive sanctions applicable to a foreign person for 90 days, with a provision for renewal for additional 90-day periods if it is “vital to the national security of the US.” Meeks is staunchly opposed to granting more tariff-levying powers to Trump According to news agency PTI , the House Rules Committee made the proposed amendments to the Russia sanctions act public on Monday (local time).
