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S. 1441 116th Congress Senate

Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the provision of certain vessels for the construction of Russian energy export pipelines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2019 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.
Jul 31, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 31, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 31, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019

This bill establishes sanctions related to the provision of vessels for the construction of Russian energy export pipelines.

The Department of State must report to Congress (1) a list of vessels engaged in below sea-level pipe laying for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the TurkStream pipeline, or any successor projects; and (2) a list of foreign individuals and entities that knowingly provided or facilitated the provision of the vessels for such pipeline construction. The State Department shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on (1) the identified foreign individuals and entities, and (2) each corporate officer and principal shareholder with a controlling interest in the identified vessels.

The President may impose various sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly provide significant underwriting, insurance, or reinsurance for the identified vessels. The sanctions may include prohibitions from (1) receiving Export-Import Bank export assistance, (2) being designated as a primary dealer of U.S. government debt instruments, or (3) receiving U.S. government procurement contracts.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4818 Identical bill Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · May 23, 2019
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 14, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 14, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1441: Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1441/
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"S. 1441: Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1441/.
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S. 1441, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1441/.
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