The US Senate on Tuesday passed by an 86-8 vote a defense spending bill which includes new Nord Stream 2 sanctions language. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill into law before the end of the week. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The language, included in the National Defense Authorization Act, calls for the US State and Treasury departments to submit a report within 60 days that identifies “vessels that engaged in pipe-laying at depths of 100 feet or more below sea level for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, the TurkStream pipeline project or any project that is a successor to either such project.” Those vessels and identified executives involved with those vessels could then be sanctioned. “Imposing sanctions that will prevent the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is an important tool […]