House of Representatives Votes to Maintain Sanctions on Oleg Deripaska

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to prevent the Administration from lifting sanctions on companies owned by Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch.  

“Yesterday’s vote shows that Democrats and Republicans in the House sof Representatives strongly oppose attempts to lift sanctions on bad actors,” stated Rep. Sires. “The sanctions were placed on Oleg Deripaska and his companies last year in response to Russian attempts to interfere in our elections. This is a serious offense and the Trump Administration is being irresponsible in their plan to roll back sanctions. It is my hope that the strong bipartisan disapproval will cause them to reconsider.” 

H.J.Res.30 passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 362-53 and would overturn the Treasury Department’s decision to roll back sanctions on companies associated with Deripaska.  Deripaska has deep ties to Vladimir Putin and was among those sanctioned last year in response to Russian aggression and attempts to interfere in our elections. A similar effort failed on a procedural vote in the Senate.

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