In a moment that tests the boundaries between principle and consequence, the House of Representatives has passed sweeping sanctions legislation targeting Russia — a bill bearing Senator Lindsey Graham's name — and sent it to President Trump for his final judgment. The measure reflects a broad legislative consensus that Russia must face economic pressure, yet the path from intention to implementation is already complicated by fears that its tariff provisions grant the executive branch power beyond its stated purpose. Nations like India, caught between energy dependency and alliance loyalty, now