,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #edi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,graham 7= himself & ,mr4     
,blum5?al7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,relations  ,,resolution  ,urg+ ! ,trump
 ,adm9i/ration to seize %ad[ fleet      
vessels transport+ sanction$ oil f !    
,russian ,f$]ation4  ,:]eas ! ,russian  
,f$]ation is ! _w's ?ird-l>ge/ oil      
produc]1 & income f ! sale ( oil has    
g5]at$ rev5ue to all[ ! ,russian        
,f$]ation to fund its w> 9 ,ukra9e2     
,:]eas1 despite ,we/]n sanctions1       
,european ,union sanctions1 & price caps
 impos$ by ! ,g#g1 seaborne crude &     
product exports f ! ,russian ,f$]ation h
 av]ag$ #e1gjj1jjj b>rels p] day 9      
#bjbe1 a b>ely m>g9al decrease f !      
#e1hjj1jjj b>rels p] day 9 #bjbb :5 !   
,russian ,f$]ation began its illegal    
invasion ( ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas1 on ,octob]  
#bb1 #bjbe1 ! ,(fice ( ,=eign ,assets   
,control 7,,(ac7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !      

,treasury impos$ sanctions on ! ,russian
 ,f$]ation's two l>ge/ oil companies1   
,op5 ,jo9t ,/ock ,company ,rosneft ,oil 
,company 7,rosneft7 & ,public           
,jo9t-,/ock ,company ,oil ,company      
,lukoil 7,lukoil71 z a result (         
,russia's lack ( s]i\s commitm5t to a   
peace process to end ! w> 9 ,ukra9e2    
,:]eas ! %ad[ fleet ( ! ,russian        
,f$]ation comprises at lea/ #efa %ips1  
:i* h c>ri$ betwe5 #fj p]c5t & #hj p]c5t
 ( ,russian crude exports 9 rec5t       
qu>t]s2 ,:]eas1 9 rec5t ye>s1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t has seiz$ sev]al %ad[  
fleet vessels c>ry+ sanction$ oil f o!r 
c\ntries1 includ+ f ! ,islamic ,republic
 ( ,iran2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #aj1      
#bjbe1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t seiz$ !
 %ad[ fleet vessel ! ,m_/,t ,skipp]1 :i*
 0 previ\sly subject to sanctions = s]v+
 z "p ( an int]national oil smuggl+     
network t facilitat$ oil trades & g5]at$
 rev5ue to support ,hezbollah & ! ,quds 
,=ce ( ,iran's ,islamic ,revolution>y   
,gu>ds ,corps1 = transport+-- 7#a7      

sanction$ oil f ! ,islamic ,republic (  
,iran to ! ,syrian ,arab ,republic 9    
#bjbd2 &  7#b7 ne>ly #b1jjj1jjj b>rels (
 crude oil f ! ,islamic ,republic (     
,iran to ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a betwe5 
,febru>y & ,july ( #bjbe2 & ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 us+ all        
au?orities1 includ+ ^? inh]5t "u article
 ,,ii ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 %\ld seize %ad[ fleet vessels   
c>ry+ sanction$ oil f ! ,russian        
,f$]ation1 ^: proce$s 9 "p w b5efit     
designat$ =eign t]rori/ organizations3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
condemns ! use ( %ad[ fleet vessels to  
transport sanction$ oil f ! ,russian    
,f$]ation & views ! transport ( su* oil 
z conduct t und]m9es ,unit$ ,/ates      
national security int]e/s & sanctions   
regimes2  7#b7 urges ! ,trump           
,adm9i/ration to seize %ad[ fleet       
vessels transport+ sanction$ oil f !    
,russian ,f$]ation2  7#c7 recognizes t  
seiz+ %ad[ fleet vessels engag$ 9 su*   
transport is a lawful & appropriate     

measure to take aga9/ ! ,russian        
,f$]ation's evasion ( sanctions &       
illicit f9anc+ ( its w> 9 ,ukra9e2 &    
7#d7 calls on allies & p>tn]s to also   
seize %ad[ fleet vessels transport+     
sanction$ oil f ! ,russian ,f$]ation4