Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on website X Congress would revisit a bipartisan bill that would sanction Russian imports, which could include uranium.
“I am very pleased that with President Trump’s blessing, Congress will be moving on the overwhelmingly bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that will provide President Trump with more tools to end the bloodbath in Ukraine,” Graham wrote on X Nov. 17. “This legislation is designed to give President Trump more flexibility and power to push Putin to the peace table by going after both Putin and countries like Iran that support him.”
The original version of the bill from May would impose 500% tariffs on imports from countries that buy Russian uranium, as well as oil or natural gas products. However, a new version of the bill has not been released so it is unknown if those same restrictions on uranium will be included in the latest version of the bill. The timeline for a vote on the bill has also not been announced.
A separate bill was signed into law during the Joe Biden administration to ban importing Russian uranium into the U.S. beginning in 2028. Unless a company, like Centrus Energy, has a DOE waiver that’s good until Dec. 31, 2027, companies may no longer import unirradiated low-enriched uranium produced by Russia or a Russian entity. The aim of that bill is to wean the U.S. off of Russian supplies and revitalize the domestic uranium supply chain.