US Congress approves sanctions against Nord Stream 2

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to fund the State Department in 2022, Bloomberg Government journalist Jack Fitzpatrick, who covers Congress, said on Twitter.

217 congressmen voted for the adoption of the document, 212 against. The bill, among other things, implies the introduction of a measure that should block the right of US President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Earlier this month, this amendment to the federal government's foreign spending bill was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. It was sponsored by Democratic Congresswoman from Ohio Marcy Kaptur. “We expect the presidential administration to hear our signal and make European energy security a priority,” she said.

For the ban on the lifting of sanctions against Nord Stream 2 to be approved, the bill must be approved by the Senate and then signed by the President.