House Bill 6947
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Freedom from Russian Energy Enterprise and Domestic Oil Maximization Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 7, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6947
Congress
117
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Freedom from Russian Energy Enterprise and Domestic Oil Maximization Act or the FREEDOM Act
This bill directs the President to prohibit imports of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas from Russia. It also (1) authorizes the construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline to import oil from Canada into the United States, and (2) nullifies the Executive Order titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and signed January 27, 2021.
March 7, 2022
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03/21/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
03/10/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
03/08/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
03/08/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
03/07/2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
03/07/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 7, 2023 2:45:22 PM