The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is not planning to take up a Russia sanctions bill in the near future, its chairman said late Wednesday.

“We're not going to do a Russia sanctions bill,” Sen. Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerHas Congress captured Russia policy? Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans Cheney clashes with Trump MORE (R-Tenn.) told Politico.

“The ranking member and I are in strong agreement on a pathway forward and that's what we're going to do. We're going to do an Iran sanctions bill."

Corker said that bill will be done "toward the end of this work period."

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"We're also working together on a bill to push back against Russia in Europe and what they're doing, and those are the two courses of action that we're taking," he said.

Spokesman Sean Bartlett added that Cardin "looks forward to working with Chairman Corker on this bill as an initial step to hold Russia accountable for its destabilizing activities."

The Russian sanctions bill was meant as a response to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race.

Corker said he wants to hold off until the Senate Intelligence Committee has finished up its investigation into the Russian interference in the election.

“I think there's a general understanding that there isn't going to be an attempt by this administration, which people feared at one time, including me, to undo sanctions,” Corker said.