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Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

USA118th CongressS-9| Senate 
| Updated: 1/23/2023
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (19)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • 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, 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.
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Timeline
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 25, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-22
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
  • January 23, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 23, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • January 25, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-22
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 118-22: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
  • S 118-218: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
AsiaChinaEnergy storage, supplies, demandOil and gasStrategic materials and reserves

Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

USA118th CongressS-9| Senate 
| Updated: 1/23/2023
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, 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.
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Timeline
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 25, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-22
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
  • January 23, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 23, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • January 25, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-22
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (19)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 118-22: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
  • S 118-218: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaEnergy storage, supplies, demandOil and gasStrategic materials and reserves