US House Approves Bill Banning Uranium Imports From Russia

Republican representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers says the bill will strengthen America’s energy and national security.

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) speaks at a House Republican news conference on energy policy at the U.S. Capitol on March 08, 2022 in Washington. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday that bans the import of enriched uranium produced by Russia as part of an effort to pressure Moscow to cease its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The bill, passed by voice vote in the House after the chamber suspended usual voting rules on the measure, would ban the imports 90 days after enactment, subject to the waivers.