Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
USA118th CongressS-218| Senate
| Updated: 2/1/2023
Ted Cruz
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (24)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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 or control of China. Further, DOE must require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that the oil not be exported to China.
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Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 118-22Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy
AsiaChinaEnergy storage, supplies, demandOil and gasStrategic materials and reservesTrade restrictions
Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
USA118th CongressS-218| Senate
| Updated: 2/1/2023
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 or control of China. Further, DOE must require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that the oil not be exported to China.
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Timeline
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 118-22Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Ted Cruz
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (24)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Energy
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AsiaChinaEnergy storage, supplies, demandOil and gasStrategic materials and reservesTrade restrictions