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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

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Feb 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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 February 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 22 Related bill Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 2 Republican 18 Independent 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 1, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 2, 2023
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 2, 2023
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 1, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 1, 2023
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 1, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 1, 2023
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Feb 1, 2023
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 1, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Feb 1, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 1, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 1, 2023
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 1, 2023
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 1, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 1, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 1, 2023
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 1, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 1, 2023
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 1, 2023
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Feb 1, 2023
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Feb 1, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 1, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 218: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-218/
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"S. 218: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-218/.
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S. 218, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-218/.
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