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SAVE Act

Introduced: January 10, 2023 Introduced by: Bice, Stephanie I. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save America’s Valuable Energy Act or the SAVE Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to prohibit the sale of petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to certain entities. Specifically, DOE must prohibit the sale of petroleum products from the SPR to entities headquartered in Russia. Further, DOE must prohibit the sale of petroleum products from the SPR to entities headquartered in countries (Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Venezuela) that are subject to certain prohibitions concerning exports of defense articles and services under the Department of State's International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 59: SAVE Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-59/
MLA
"H.R. 59: SAVE Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-59/.
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H.R. 59, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-59/.
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[H.R. 59: SAVE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-59/)
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