Published July 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET · Updated July 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM ET
Senate advances Russia and Iran sanctions bill named for late Senator Graham
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The Senate voted to advance a sanctions bill targeting both Russia and Iran, named in honor of the late Senator Lindsey Graham. The bill would give President Trump new tariff powers and impose harsher sanctions on both countries.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Learning Resources v. V.O.S. Selections held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs, because the Constitution vests the power to lay taxes and duties in Congress and any presidential tariff power must come from a congressional delegation. This Senate bill is precisely such an Act of Congress, supplying the tariff authority the Court found absent in IEEPA.
Learning Resources v. V.O.S. Selections 607 U.S. 229 (2026)
Vote: 6-3 · Opinion: Roberts (C.J.)
THE ANSWER TO THE LITIGATED QUESTION: the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. The Constitution vests the power to lay taxes and duties in Congress; the Executive has no inherent authority to impose peacetime tariffs (a point the government conceded), so any presidential tariff power must come from a congressional delegation. IEEPA's grant of authority to 'regulate ...
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