Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
Latest action · Jan 25, 2023 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Passed HouseJan 12, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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, 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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 31 | On Passage | Passed331–97 | Jan 12, 2023 |
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2023 to Jan 12, 2023; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2023 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2023Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
- Jan 24, 2023Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Jan 23, 2023Received in the Senate.
- Jan 12, 2023Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H209-219)
- Jan 12, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 22.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 10, 2023H.R. 22, Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve From China ActAs introduced on January 9, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 7, January 9, 2023, page H108.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-48 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY GRANTS: STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES104 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Mar 7, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-481 | DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 202464 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 29, 2023 |
| — | DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 202456 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Serial No. 118-1 | AMERICAN ENERGY EXPANSION: STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND NATIONAL SECURITY230 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jan 31, 2023 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47553 | Energy and Water Development: FY2024 Appropriations Archived | Report | May 15, 2024 |
| IN12110 | Strategic Petroleum Reserve Crude Oil Sales: Buyers and Exports | Insight | Feb 16, 2023 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 5 | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jan 9, 2023 |
| S 9 | Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act | Identical bill | Jan 23, 2023 |
| S 218 | Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act | Related bill | Feb 1, 2023 |
| HR 8488 | Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 26, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2023Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jan 12, 2023Engrossed in House
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
