S 218
118th Congress
Senate
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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 or control of China. 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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