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S 1415 117th Congress Senate Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Coal Energy storage, supplies, demand Oil and gas Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Trade restrictions

BAN Oil Exports Act

Introduced: April 28, 2021 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 28, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Block All New Oil Exports Act or the BAN Oil Exports Act

This bill requires the President to ban the exportation of crude oil and natural gas from the United States.

The President may provide an exemption to the ban in specified circumstances.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9545 Identical bill BAN Oil Exports Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 28, 2021
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 28, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 28, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1415: BAN Oil Exports Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1415/
MLA
"S. 1415: BAN Oil Exports Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1415/.
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S. 1415, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1415/.
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