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The House delayed a vote on legislation to sanction Russia after the White House objected to a key provision of the bill.

Congress has struggled to come together in its efforts to place economic pressure on Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine.

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  • In February, a deal on a sanctions bill was not struck, instead the two parties issued a joint statement.

Nancy Pelosi said in a letter Tuesday morning that the House would vote on sanctions later in the day but that the vote would be held on Wednesday.

  • GOP leadership wouldn't commit to passing it through suspension, an expedited process that requires a two-thirds vote.

  • A simple majority is required for the vote on Wednesday.

A bipartisan deal on sanctions between key committee chairs was announced on Monday, but the White House pressed top Democrats to reject it, according to a source.

  • The administration wanted to give the U.S. more power to place tariffs on imports from the two countries.

  • A new bill was laid out by Pelosi on Tuesday that included a provision to include Russia's actions in Ukraine in the definition of human rights violations, opening the door for more sanctions.

  • The White House undermined a key component of the legislation banning Russian oil imports by taking that action on Tuesday.

Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, said the GOP feels the bill has lost much of its strength.

  • He said he was very disappointed that the bill was dropped.

  • Brady said that the White House didn't interact with Republicans.

  • The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee pointed to longstanding GOP concerns that the definitions of human rights violations are too broad.

Some Democrats were not happy with the changes made between the bipartisan deal and the leadership bill.

  • "We want to go further," said Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

  • The chair of the Ways and Means said he was committed to the issue.

Republicans are likely to vote for the sanctions in large numbers, but the White House has members in both parties.

  • McCaul thinks the bill will pass with a broad bipartisan majority.

  • If it had remained a bipartisan agreement that had been struck by both chambers, this bill would have passed by now, according to a GOP congressional aide.

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  • The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation to sanction Russia for invading Ukraine. The vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan, and marks the first time since Russia began amassing troops on the Ukrainian border that either chamber of Congress has moved on a sanctions package. The vote boded well for the bill in the Senate.

  • The House passed legislation on Wednesday to ban imports of Russian oil, following an executive order from President Biden. The bill was passed on a bipartisan basis. The vote puts members of both parties on record in favor of an action that is likely to further increase gas prices, which are already reaching record levels in the U.S.

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