Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
Latest action · Feb 1, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 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.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 1, 2023; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Feb 1, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 9 | Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act | Related bill | Jan 23, 2023 |
| HR 22 | Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act | Related bill | Jan 25, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2023Introduced in Senate
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