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| https://www.gardner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/foreign-relations-committee-passes-gardners-hard-hitting-russia-sanctions-package | Foreign Relations Committee Passes Gardner’s Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions Package | 2019-12-18 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Republican | House | CO | Cory Gardner | G000562 | www.gardner.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed U.S. Senator Cory Gardner's (R-CO) legislation to increase pressure and deter the Russian Federation's malign actions around the world. Adopted in a vote of 17-5, the Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression (DASKA) Act seeks to increase economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on the Kremlin in response to Russia's interference in democratic processes abroad, malign influence in Syria, and aggression against Ukraine. Putin's Russia is an outlaw regime that is hell-bent on undermining international law and destroying the U.S.-led liberal global order, said Senator Gardner. From the invasion of Ukraine, carrying out chemical attacks on NATO soil, support for the heinous Assad regime, violations of arms control treaties, and meddling in U.S. elections, Russia's actions necessitate the strongest possible response from the United States. This legislation imposes additional strong sanctions to deter Russia's malign behavior, including my provision to require the State Department to determine whether Russia merits the designation as a state sponsor of terror. With the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passage of this legislation, Congress is demonstrating firm bipartisan resolve against Kremlin's mendacity and I hope it will move quickly to be signed into law. The legislation establishes a comprehensive policy response to better position the U.S. government to address Kremlin aggression by creating new policy offices on cyber defenses and sanctions coordination. The bill stands up for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and prevents the President from pulling the U.S. out of the Alliance without a Senate vote. It also increases sanctions pressure on Moscow for its interference in democratic processes abroad and continued aggression against Ukraine. Gardner's work to stand up to Russia's malign actions around the globe include: Senator Gardner is a member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission. In September 2017, Senator Gardner chaired a hearing at the Commission about combatting Russian disinformation efforts. Gardner is also a member of the Senate NATO Observer Group, which has an expanded mission to closely monitor and inform Senators outside of national security committees about defense spending commitments of Alliance members, the process of upgrading military capabilities, the Alliance's counter-terrorism capability, NATO enlargement and the ability of NATO member states to address non-conventional warfare. In December, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Gardner's legislation requiring the State Department to determine if Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism. In December, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved S. 1830, Gardner-backed legislation to enhance energy security in Europe and reduce energy dependence on Russia. In October, Gardner led bipartisan callsfor the Trump Administration to sanction Russian officials responsible for the unjust imprisonment of more than 200 political prisoners. In June, Senators Gardner and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the bipartisan LEED Act, which requires briefings by the Secretary of State to address Russia's efforts to undercut United Nations sanctions against North Korea. In April, Gardner responded to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, calling for additional pressure, sanctions, and punishments in response to Russia interfering in our election. In March, Gardner introduced the bipartisan European Energy Security and Diversification Act to provide new tools for the U.S. to combat malign Russian influence and promote energy independence from Russia. In February, Gardner introduced the bipartisan Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKA) of 2019. Gardner introduced a previous version of this legislation with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ben Cardin (D-MD), John McCain (R-AZ), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in August 2018. In November 2018, Gardner called for new measures to deter the Kremlin after Russia's illegal and unprovoked aggression toward Ukraine. In November 2018, Gardner released a statement with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), opposing the candidacy of Russian national Alexander Prokopchuk to serve as the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). In July 2018, Gardner cosponsored the bipartisan Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER) Act, which sends a clear message that Russia and any other foreign actor seeking to disrupt our elections will face severe consequences. In April 2018, Gardner authored an op-ed in the New York Times on why the State Department should support designating Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. In February 2017, Gardner led a letter to the President, urging the Administration to pursue a principled and tough-minded Russia policy, highlighting Russia's aggressive behavior in Ukraine, Syria, and cyberspace. ### Cory Gardner is a member of the U.S. Senate serving Colorado. He sits on the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee, and is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |