Darline Graham Nordone

This bill expresses Congress's view that the Secretary of the Navy should name a future Navy ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens, a pivotal American Revolutionary War battle fought on January 17, 1781, near Chesnee, South Carolina. The battle, which resulted in an American victory over British forces, is recognized as a turning point in the Southern Campaign and contributed to the eventual Patriot victory at Yorktown. The legislation notes that the Navy has previously honored this battle by naming two ships USS Cowpens, including a World War II aircraft carrier and a guided-missile cruiser decommissioned in 2024, both of which carried the crew nickname "Mighty Moo." With no current Navy ship bearing the Cowpens name, Congress is recommending that the Navy select an appropriate future vessel to continue this naval tradition and commemorate this important historical battle. The bill does not include specific funding or implementation timelines.

This resolution designates the week of September 27 through October 3, 2026, as "Religious Education Week" to honor religious education programs across the United States. The resolution affirms the Senate's support for religious education in the civic and moral development of Americans, citing historical figures like the Founders and Supreme Court decisions that protect religious instruction. The bill celebrates schools and organizations that provide religious education to children and calls on all 50 states, U.S. territories, and Washington D.C. to allow students to be released from public school to attend religious classes. The resolution notes that approximately 4.35 million children currently attend religious schools and about 540,000 public school students participate in released time religious programs annually. This is a symbolic measure with no direct funding or enforcement mechanisms; it simply establishes an official week for recognizing the role of religious education in American society.

To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation.

To amend the title.

Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026This bill imposes a variety of sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions related to Russia.For example, under the bill, the President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on specified persons (individuals and entities) such as the Russian president, certain Russian military commanders, and any foreign person that knowingly provides goods or services relating to Russia's defense industrial base;increase the rate of duty on all goods imported into the United States from Russia to a rate of up to 500% ad valorem (i.e., relative to the value);increase the rate of duty up to 100% ad valorem on all goods imported into the United States from a country that was among the five largest importers of Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas if such country knowingly makes new purchases of such products after enactment of the bill;impose property-blocking sanctions on financial institutions organized under Russian law and owned wholly or partly by Russia; and impose property-blocking sanctions on foreign vessels that knowingly transport certain products of Russian origin, including crude oil, uranium, and coal. The bill prohibits (1) the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or in Russia of U.S.-produced energy or energy product; (2) U.S. persons from making new investments in Russia or purchasing Russian sovereign debt; and (3) trading the securities of Russian government-owned, -controlled, or -affiliated entities on U.S. national securities exchanges.The President may waive requirements of the bill by certifying it is in the national interest.