Economics
House Democrats Restart Russia Sanctions Debate With Draft Bill
- Discussion draft likely to change before advancing in House
- Sovereign debt provision borrows from stalled Senate bill
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House Democrats are restarting the debate over additional Russia sanctions as punishment for the 2016 election meddling detailed in the report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Draft legislation that would target Russian sovereign debt, energy sector and financial institutions was added to the agenda for Wednesday’s House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on the use of sanctions to address national security challenges. The bill hasn’t been formally introduced in the House, and there is no current timeline to bring it to the floor for a vote.