A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.
- Last Action
- 4/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-01-23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2023-01-23Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-23 (00)
Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
This bill prohibits the sale and export of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from selling petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the SPR to any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party. Further, DOE must require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that the oil not be exported to China.
Cosponsors (19)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Mike Lee (R-UT)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Subjects
- Asia
- China
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Oil and gas
- Strategic materials and reserves
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