Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0808
Case Information
- Content Scored
- Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 — Senate Foreign Relations bipartisan agreement (Risch, Graham, Blumenthal, 60+ senators)
- Source
- U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Author
- Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) + 60 cosponsors
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-01
- Content Type
- Government-Source Legislative Announcement
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-20
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
Holding
A bipartisan 60+ senator bill imposing primary and secondary sanctions on Russia (officials, oligarchs, banks, Shadow Fleet) and up to 100% tariffs on the five largest purchasers of Russian crude oil and gas (chiefly China and India), to choke off war funding and pressure Moscow toward peace. A genuinely split case for the framework: aligned on economic leverage vs military force, tariff pressure on strategic competitors (Article I), and proper congressional process (Article XVII); in tension on deepening involvement in a foreign war (Article XVI non-interventionist clause). The contested "Ukraine is winning" claim treated as characterization under Rule 8. No auto-fail (sanctions/tariffs on adversaries, not foreign aid or domestic tax).
It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0808 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.