The Biden administration imposed sanctions on the State Duma of Russia last month.
The leadership and chairmen of the committees of the lower house of the US Congress are included in the Russian stop list.
The new measures prevent blacklisted members of Congress from entering Russia.
It said the list was created on the basis of reciprocity, referring to when the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the lower house of the Russian parliament.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent members of the House were not included in Russia's list on Wednesday as they were already blacklisted.
Two Congress members who publicly criticized Ukraine in the face of the House's overwhelming support for it are among the new US lawmakers sanctioned by Russia.
On the right-wing media show BKP Politics, Greene had suggested that Ukraine bore responsibility for Russia's invasion because it had agitated Moscow. Cawthorn called the Ukrainian President a thug and the Ukrainian government evil.
Colorado's Lauren Boebert and Georgia's Matt Gaetz voted against suspending normal trade relations with Russia.
According to Colorado Newsline, Boebert said that Congress was focused on distraction abroad and not our own challenges brought on by Joe Biden.
Affected members of Congress seem to have taken the news in stride.
Adriano Espaillat for New York was a Democrat. I am proud to stand with the Ukrainian people.
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