Severing Putin's Immense Gains from Oil Transfers Act of 2022 or the SPIGOT Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia. The President may waive this prohibition by meeting certain requirements, such as certifying to Congress that the import prohibition would unduly impact energy prices for U.S. consumers. The bill also requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that are involved with (1) importing crude oil and petroleum products from Russia to the United States, and (2) acts of corruption or serious human rights abuses.
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic performance and conditionsEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeForeign and international corporationsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rightsMilitary operations and strategyOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSanctionsTrade restrictionsUkraineWar and emergency powers
SPIGOT Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-3754| Senate
| Updated: 3/3/2022
Severing Putin's Immense Gains from Oil Transfers Act of 2022 or the SPIGOT Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia. The President may waive this prohibition by meeting certain requirements, such as certifying to Congress that the import prohibition would unduly impact energy prices for U.S. consumers. The bill also requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that are involved with (1) importing crude oil and petroleum products from Russia to the United States, and (2) acts of corruption or serious human rights abuses.
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic performance and conditionsEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeForeign and international corporationsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rightsMilitary operations and strategyOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSanctionsTrade restrictionsUkraineWar and emergency powers