Recorded Senate vote
James Lankford Voted Nay on the Paul Amendment to Strike Tariffs on Russian Oil Buyers
R-OK · Senate roll call 223 · · Russia and Iran Sanctions Act (H.R. 5334)
What the vote was
Paul amendment to strike the bill's tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil or gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.
Part of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (H.R. 5334).
- Member vote
- Nay
- Amendment vote on the sanctions bill
- Rejected 32–64
32 yea, 64 nay, 4 not voting - What a Yea or Nay meant
- A Yea vote supported adopting the amendment. A Nay vote opposed it. This vote did not decide passage of the underlying measure.
The official question was: On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 6715). Recorded action: Agree to Paul amendment 6715 to strike the H.R. 5334 duties on countries that buy Russian oil or gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.
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James Lankford: Nay on H.R. 5334, Senate roll call 223, Aug 7, 2026. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/legislation/119/hr/5334/actions/senate-119-2-223/votes/lankford-james/. Original source: U.S. Senate roll call vote 223, 119th Congress, 2nd session, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00223.htm.
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Congress Receipts. (n.d.). James Lankford: Nay on H.R. 5334, Senate roll call 223, Aug 7, 2026. https://congressreceipts.com/legislation/119/hr/5334/actions/senate-119-2-223/votes/lankford-james/
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