Rep. GReschenthaler introduced a bill that would require the StateDept to provide relevant committees with info. about Americans recently detained abroad. The Marc Fogel Act is named after a man from his district detained in Russia on drug charges.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler introduced the Marc Fogel Act, named after a man from right outside his district detained in Russia on drug charges, on Tuesday which would force the department to provide lawmakers with information on any case of an American detained abroad if a determination on whether the individual is being wrongfully detained exceeds 180 days.
Fogel was arrested in August 2021 in Russia and was sentenced to 14 years in prison for possession of medical marijuana used to treat a back injury. The Pennsylvania congressman met with members of Fogel's family late last month, and Reschenthaler's office said the family is supportive of the legislation. Reps. Chris Deluzio , Mike Kelly , and Brendan Boyle are supportive of the legislation, Reschenthaler's office noted.“Marc Fogel meets six of the eleven criteria established by the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act to be designated as wrongfully detained.
His case is similar to that of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was arrested for possession of marijuana in February of 2022 and spent nearly a year in prison before President Joe Biden agreed to a prisoner exchange to secure her freedom in December of that year. Biden agreed to two prisoner swaps last year, both of which left Fogel and Paul Whelan, another American whom the administration has declared wrongfully detained, behind.
The House of Representatives passed a resolution in May supporting those detained in Russia, including Fogel, Whelan, and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was also arrested on espionage charges that the Biden administration has determined are dubious.
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