Calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022.

House Concurrent Resolution 60 is a formal statement by Congress calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, an American teacher who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2021. The resolution declares his 14-year sentence for carrying medical marijuana to be unjust and disproportionate, urging the Russian government to respect his human rights and provide him with full access to U.S. diplomatic services. While this measure does not change federal law, it serves as an official diplomatic tool to pressure the executive branch and international community to prioritize Mr. Fogel’s return to the United States.