HR 8488
117th Congress
House
Energy
Asia
China
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves
Trade restrictions
Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
Introduced: July 26, 2022
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 26, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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