Rep. Reschenthaler introduces Marc Fogel Act
U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-14th, introduced legislation on Tuesday, June 27, which, if passed, would require more transparency from the U.S. State Department to Congress regarding how it determines who has been wrongfully detained in a foreign country.
The legislation is informally known as the Marc Fogel Act. Fogel, a Butler native, has been detained in Russia since August 2021. Legislators from Pennsylvania, including Reschenthaler and Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, have been pushing for Fogel’s release.
“Since last year, I have urged the State Department to classify (Fogel) as wrongfully detained and prioritize securing his release,” Reschenthaler said in a statement. “The department has failed to do either and refused to explain its inaction — effectively stonewalling my efforts to bring him home,”
