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S. 9 118th Congress Senate

Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 25, 2023 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Energy AsiaChinaEnergy storage, supplies, demandOil and gasStrategic materials and reserves
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Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 23, 2023

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 22 Identical bill Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
  • S 218 Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 18
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 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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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 30, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 25, 2023
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 25, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 25, 2023
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 25, 2023
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 25, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jan 25, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 25, 2023
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 25, 2023
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 25, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jan 25, 2023
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jan 25, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 25, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 23, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 23, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 9: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-9/
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"S. 9: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-9/.
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S. 9, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-9/.
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