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HR 4826 114th Congress House International Affairs Congressional oversight Energy revenues and royalties Energy storage, supplies, demand Foreign and international banking Middle East Military operations and strategy Oil and gas Terrorism

Energy and American Security Act

Introduced: March 22, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Mar 22, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 22, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy and American Security Act

This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should take appropriate actions to prohibit energy production by the Islamic State and its ability to profit from energy production revenues, and (2) U.S. national energy policy should include consideration of national security.

The Department of Energy may provide technical assistance to the Armed Forces regarding Armed Forces activities to address Islamic State energy resources.

Such assistance may include identifying: (1) energy resources and related revenue streams; and (2) methods to hinder, destroy, or discourage the development, transportation, and sale of such energy resources.

"Islamic State" means the Islamic State, any affiliate, or any immediate successor organization.

What's happening now March 25, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
BARTON, JOE
· Mar 22, 2016
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 22, 2016
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 22, 2016
Knight, Stephen
· Mar 22, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4826: Energy and American Security Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4826/
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"H.R. 4826: Energy and American Security Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4826/.
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H.R. 4826, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4826/.
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