118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.
January 9, 2023
Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Latta, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Pence, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Kiley, Mr. Griffith, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Mike Garcia of California, Mr. Langworthy, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Van Duyne, Mrs. Spartz, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Issa, Mr. Balderson, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Ms. Mace, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Fallon, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act”.
SEC. 2. Prohibition on sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve—
(1) to any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party; or
(2) except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.