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H.R. 6960 117th Congress House

REFUSE PUTIN Act

Official title: To prohibit the importation of fossil fuels from the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Mar 11, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 7, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regaining Energy Freedom and Undeniable SEcurity and Preserving U.S. Trade Interests Now Act or the REFUSE PUTIN Act

This bill addresses U.S. energy security and independence, the importation and exportation of fossil fuels, and drawdowns from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Specifically, the bill directs the President to prohibit the importation of fossil fuels from Russia. While the prohibition is in effect, the President may not ban the export of crude oil.

The President must also rescind certain orders, including specified environmental executive orders relating to climate change. Further, agencies must repeal any regulations that have the intent or effect of substantially reducing U.S. energy independence.

In addition, the bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the exclusive authority to approve or deny applications for facilities, such as liquefied natural gas terminals, to export natural gas from the United States to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries.

Additionally, the Department of Energy may not drawdown petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until it develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production.

Finally, the bill also approves the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1575 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2021
  • HR 6235 Strategic Production Response Act
  • HR 6947 FREEDOM Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 14
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Mar 9, 2022
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Mar 7, 2022
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Mar 7, 2022
UPTON, FRED
· Mar 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6960: REFUSE PUTIN Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6960/
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