S 9 118th Congress Senate Energy Asia China Energy storage, supplies, demand Oil and gas Strategic materials and reserves

Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

Introduced: January 23, 2023 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 23, 2023

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

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