,,iii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #edi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 ,graham 7for himself and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,urging the ,trump ,administration to seize shadow fleet vessels transporting sanctioned oil from the ,russian ,federation4 ,whereas the ,russian ,federation is the world's third-largest oil producer1 and income from the sale of oil has generated revenue to allow the ,russian ,federation to fund its war in ,ukraine2 ,whereas1 despite ,western sanctions1 ,european ,union sanctions1 and price caps imposed by the ,g#g1 seaborne crude and product exports from the ,russian ,federation have averaged #e1gjj1jjj barrels per day in #bjbe1 a barely marginal decrease from the #e1hjj1jjj barrels per day in #bjbb when the ,russian ,federation began its illegal invasion of ,ukraine2 ,whereas1 on ,october #bb1 #bjbe1 the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control 7,,ofac7 of the ,department of the ,treasury imposed sanctions on the ,russian ,federation's two largest oil companies1 ,open ,joint ,stock ,company ,rosneft ,oil ,company 7,rosneft7 and ,public ,joint-,stock ,company ,oil ,company ,lukoil 7,lukoil71 as a result of ,russia's lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in ,ukraine2 ,whereas the shadow fleet of the ,russian ,federation comprises at least #efa ships1 which have carried between #fj percent and #hj percent of ,russian crude exports in recent quarters2 ,whereas1 in recent years1 the ,united ,states ,government has seized several shadow fleet vessels carrying sanctioned oil from other countries1 including from the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2 ,whereas1 on ,december #aj1 #bjbe1 the ,united ,states ,government seized the shadow fleet vessel the ,m_/,t ,skipper1 which was previously subject to sanctions for serving as part of an international oil smuggling network that facilitated oil trades and generated revenue to support ,hezbollah and the ,quds ,force of ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guards ,corps1 for transporting-- 7#a7 sanctioned oil from the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran to the ,syrian ,arab ,republic in #bjbd2 and 7#b7 nearly #b1jjj1jjj barrels of crude oil from the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran to the ,people's ,republic of ,china between ,february and ,july of #bjbe2 and ,whereas the ,united ,states ,government1 using all authorities1 including those inherent under article ,,ii of the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 should seize shadow fleet vessels carrying sanctioned oil from the ,russian ,federation1 whose proceeds in part will benefit designated foreign terrorist organizations3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the use of shadow fleet vessels to transport sanctioned oil from the ,russian ,federation and views the transport of such oil as conduct that undermines ,united ,states national security interests and sanctions regimes2 7#b7 urges the ,trump ,administration to seize shadow fleet vessels transporting sanctioned oil from the ,russian ,federation2 7#c7 recognizes that seizing shadow fleet vessels engaged in such transport is a lawful and appropriate measure to take against the ,russian ,federation's evasion of sanctions and illicit financing of its war in ,ukraine2 and 7#d7 calls on allies and partners to also seize shadow fleet vessels transporting sanctioned oil from the ,russian ,federation4