AMNA NAWAZ: A bill to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia and on countries using Russian energy is now on its way to President Trump after the U.S.

House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed it last night, this as Congress also took action this week on data centers, college sports, and the Iran war, but also as House Republicans chose to go home early.

Covering it all for us is our Capitol Hill correspondent, Lisa Desjardins.

So, Lisa, let's start with this Russian sanctions bill.

What's the significance of that?

LISA DESJARDINS: This is easily the most significant step to take on Russia since President Trump returned to office, and some say well beyond that.

The bill is named after a key sponsor, the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

It would put sanctions on Putin himself, the first time Congress would be doing that, as well as other Russian officials and banks.

But it also allows up to 100 percent tariffs on other countries that buy Russian oil and in some cases natural gas.

And, now, this is very powerful.

It includes China, but also some non-adversaries, potentially like India and the European Union.

Here's how Republican Mike McCaul put it: REP.

MICHAEL MCCAUL (R-TX): This bill will cripple Russia's war machine and finally bring Putin to the negotiating table.

It will ensure America's adversaries, not only Russia, but also China and Iran, suffer for their coordinated campaign of aggression.

LISA DESJARDINS: Now, this bill does give a lot of power to President Trump, and some Democrats voted against it because they think he may use it more widely than it's intended.

However, for Ukraine, it is a major victory, and we expect the president to sign it tomorrow.

AMNA NAWAZ: All right, some other big votes this week, tell us about those and also how Republicans are doing on that to-do list you have been keeping track of.

LISA DESJARDINS: All right, let's start with a big part of American life, college sports.

There is a bill to deal with the Wild West of college sports called athletes' pay that has advanced in the U.S.

Senate, and it is set for passage this week.

Here's what is in this bill.

It would regulate college athlete pay, and it would limit them to just one transfer each without a penalty during their college career.

It also would limit coaches, who would not able to move in the middle of a season.

The college sports bill is waiting on the house to pass it next.

But the House, meanwhile, has passed a bill on data centers.

This bill would make data centers have to pay for the full costs of their energy.

That is a rising concern in American life.

Now, it's interesting about that bill.

It passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives, and that shows just how hot this issue is for voters.

But its fate in the Senate is not yet clear.

We will be watching in the next week to see what happens.

As to that to-do list we have been following, let's take a look to see where Republican leaders are.

Here are the seven bills we have been following that the Republicans wanted to get through.

You see those first two have passed, funding government.

We didn't have that kind of deadline this time.

Russian sanctions, that made it through.

But then you see in yellow two that are still in progress, that data center bill and the college sports.

But you see four of the items on this list are not yet accomplished.

That includes funding the war in Iran, the crypto bill, which has hit a rough patch in the Senate, and the farm bill, as well as the SAVE Act that Republicans wanted to get through.

AMNA NAWAZ: You pointed out there Congress has not funded the Iran war, but there was a big vote on Iran in the House this week.

Tell us about that.

LISA DESJARDINS: Right.

It was a busy week.

The House voted to end the war in Iran.

This is the third time that the House majority, a majority in the House has voted that way.

But it's notable because of the margin, and also because these seven Republicans, the most yet, voted to bring back troops and end the war in Iran.

You will note, of these seven, four of them, you see them highlighted there with yellow, are in competitive House races from Michigan to Iowa to Pennsylvania.

Now, these are -- this is a symbolic vote because President Trump can veto.

But it shows really the direction and the momentum in Congress is against the Iran war.

More are speaking out.

And we expect the Senate to take a similar vote next week.

AMNA NAWAZ: Related to the Iran war, I know you have been following a House Republican who filed articles of impeachment against the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.

LISA DESJARDINS: Yes.

AMNA NAWAZ: Is that going to get a vote?

LISA DESJARDINS: It will.

It will not until after the election, though, because the House left before that vote was going to ripen.

These are impeachment articles introduced surprisingly by Thomas Massie.

He did not tell Republican leaders he was going to do this.

He is a Republican from Kentucky.

He lost his primary.

But he felt strongly that he needed to put eight charges against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Some of those deal with the war in Iran, which he says needs congressional approval, but others include that he accuses the secretary of ignoring the protocols for civilian deaths, killing civilians, including at sea with those strikes that we have seen in the Gulf.

AMNA NAWAZ: So the House has now left.

The Senate's here for one more week.

Overall, where do things stand with Congress getting things done before the elections?

LISA DESJARDINS: Well, you will hear a lot of different versions from Republicans, but they have gotten some things done.

Avoiding a government shutdown and that fiscal cliff is significant in modern times.

However, the House has chosen to cancel some 63 days of session this year.

And that tells you that one of their priorities is not just getting things done in Washington, but trying to get reelected.

So they are now home in their districts fighting to keep the majority.

AMNA NAWAZ: All right, Lisa Desjardins, thank you very much.

LISA DESJARDINS: You're welcome.