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Forecasts · Politics · #28

Will either chamber of the US Congress hold a floor vote on a measure to block or reverse the 16 October Graham Act waiver by 30 November 2026?

errata now
10%
Base rate
8%
Crowd
—
Deadline
30 November 2026 · 39 days left
Opened
17 October 2026
Status
open

Criteria

YES if by 30 Nov 2026 the House or the Senate holds a recorded floor vote on a joint resolution, bill or amendment whose stated purpose is to block, disapprove, override or reverse the 16 Oct 2026 executive order waiving sanctions/duties under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. Source: congress.gov or major media.

Probability over time

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Method

Batch 17.10: my number written before asking Claude Fable blind (it never saw mine); ensemble = log-odds mean of base and the two judgements.

Models are combined as a mean in log-odds; see How we forecast.

Every update

DateProbabilityModelsReason
17 October 202610%Base rate 8% mine 8% fable 12%Floor votes against a same-party president's sanctions waiver are rare; Congress is out until after 3 Nov; a forced-vote review mechanism, if the Act has one, is the only fast path.

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