Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Take congressional action, using bipartisan support behind the sanctions law, to prevent American funds from purchasing Russian petroleum products.. Promised outcome: No American funds are used to purchase Russian petroleum products that Putin relies on to fund his war.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Maryland's 5th District, in an October 9, 2026 press release criticizing the Trump Administration's 180-day suspension of sanctions on Russian diesel.
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Congress must take action, drawing on the strong bipartisan support behind the sanctions law, to prevent a penny of American funds from being used to purchase Russian petroleum products, on which Putin relies to fund his war.
Hoyer called for Congress to act to bar American funds from being used to buy Russian petroleum products that support Putin's war.
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“Congress must take action, drawing on the strong bipartisan support behind the sanctions law, to prevent a penny of American funds from being used to purchase Russian petroleum products”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Hoyer publicly called for further congressional action after the administration moved to allow Russian diesel purchases; this is an effort signal, not enacted delivery.
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“all transactions prohibited ... that are related to the sale, delivery, offloading, or importation, including importation into the United States, of diesel fuel of Russian Federation origin are authorized”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Treasury issued a license authorizing Russian-origin diesel import-related transactions through April 7, 2027, showing the specific prevention goal remained unresolved and was being undermined administratively.
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“Status: Passed”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House passed the motion to concur in Senate amendments to H.R. 5334 during the lookback window; Hoyer is recorded as voting Yea on the same official roll call.
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“To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 5334 became Public Law 119-111 in the lookback window, providing enacted Russia sanctions and tariff tools, but later OFAC action left the narrower Russian diesel purchase issue unresolved.
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“DUTIES ON COUNTRIES THAT PURCHASE RUSSIAN-ORIGIN CRUDE OIL OR NATURAL GAS OR FACILITATE SANCTIONS EVASION.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law targeted foreign purchasers and sanctions evasion involving Russian energy, but it did not conclusively prevent U.S. funds from being used for Russian diesel purchases after the new OFAC license.
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“Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Hoyer”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Hoyer was named among original sponsors of a bill containing an “Ending Russian oil import loophole” section, documenting concrete legislative effort predating the current lookback window.