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House Calendar No. 9 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 17 

[Report No. 118–27] 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not 

impose any restrictions on the export of crude oil or other petroleum products. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 

Mr. GUTHRIE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

MARCH 23, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

BALDERSON, Mr. PALMER, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CURTIS, 

Mr. CRENSHAW, and Mrs. LESKO

MARCH 23, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 

to be printed 

[Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as introduced on February 17, 2023] 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not impose any restrictions on the export 

of crude oil or other petroleum products. 

Whereas the United States has enjoyed a renaissance in energy 

production, with the expansion of domestic crude oil and 


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other petroleum product production contributing to enhanced energy security and significant economic benefits 

to the national economy; 

Whereas, in 2015, Congress recognized the need to adapt to 

changing crude oil market conditions and repealed all restrictions on the export of crude oil on a bipartisan basis; 

Whereas section 101 of title I of division O of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a) established 

the national policy on oil export restriction, prohibiting 

any official of the Federal Government from imposing or 

enforcing any restrictions on the export of crude oil with 

limited exceptions, including a savings clause maintaining 

the authority to prohibit exports under any provision of 

law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or foreign 

government (including any provision of law that prohibits 

or restricts United States persons from engaging in a 

transaction with a sanctioned person or government), including a foreign government that is designated as a state 

sponsor of terrorism; 

Whereas lifting the restrictions on crude oil exports encouraged 

additional domestic energy production, created American 

jobs and economic development, and allowed the United 

States to emerge as the leading oil producer in the world; 

Whereas, in 2019, the United States became a net exporter of 

petroleum products for the first time since 1952, and the 

reliance of the United States on foreign imports of petroleum products has declined to historic lows; and 

Whereas free trade, open markets, and competition have contributed to the rise of the United States as a global energy 

superpower: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Fed3 eral Government should not impose— 

4 (1) overly restrictive regulations on the explo5 ration, production, or marketing of energy resources; 

6 or 

7 (2) any restrictions on the export of crude oil or 

8 other petroleum products under the Energy Policy 

9 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), except 

10 with respect to the export of crude oil or other petro11 leum products to a foreign person or foreign govern12 ment subject to sanctions under any provision of 

13 United States law, including to a country the govern14 ment of which is designated as a state sponsor of ter15 rorism. 


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House Calendar No. 9 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 17 

[Report No. 118–27] 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal 

products. on the export of crude oil or other petroleum Government should not impose any restrictions 

MARCH 23, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House 

Calendar, and ordered to be printed 


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