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Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act of 2020

Introduced: June 4, 2020 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Protecting Europe's Energy Security Clarification Act of 2020

This bill expands existing sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that engage in certain activities relating to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream energy pipelines.

Current law generally imposes visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly took actions such as selling or leasing vessels that engaged in pipe laying related to the pipelines. Under this bill, the President shall also impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that engage in other specified activities, such as (1) providing underwriting services or insurance for such vessels, (2) installing welding equipment for such vessels, or (3) providing testing or inspection services for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

What's happening now June 4, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7361 Related bill Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act of 2020
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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jun 4, 2020
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 4, 2020
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jun 4, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3897: Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3897/
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"S. 3897: Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3897/.
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