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Calendar No. 302 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3757 

To prohibit the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, 

liquefied natural gas, and coal from the Russian Federation. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 3, 2022 

Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. TESTER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 

KING, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. KELLY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 

WARNER, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. BENNET, 

Mr. MORAN, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SCOTT of 

Florida, Mr. KAINE, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. MARSHALL, Ms. 

ROSEN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. WICKER, and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

MARCH 7, 2022 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To prohibit the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal from the 

Russian Federation. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ban Russian Energy 

3 Imports Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL, PE5 TROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, LIQUE6 FIED NATURAL GAS, AND COAL FROM THE 

7 RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

8 (a) EMERGENCY DECLARATION.—Notwithstanding 

9 section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 

10 1621), Congress declares that— 

11 (1) the aggression of the Russian Federation 

12 against Ukraine constitutes an unusual and extraor13 dinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, 

14 and economy of the United States; and 

15 (2) a national emergency exists with respect to 

16 that threat. 

17 (b) IMPORT PROHIBITION.—During the period dur18 ing which the national emergency declared by subsection 

19 (a) is in effect, the President shall prohibit the importa20 tion by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

21 States of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, lique22 fied natural gas, and coal in which the Russian Federation 

23 or a national of the Russian Federation has any interest. 

24 (c) APPLICATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—The pro25 visions of the International Emergency Economic Powers 

26 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including the consultation 


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1 and reporting requirements, regulatory authorities, and 

2 enforcement and savings provisions, shall apply to the na3 tional emergency declared under subsection (a) to the 

4 same extent as to a national emergency declared by the 

5 President and referred to in section 202 of that Act (50 

6 U.S.C. 1701). 

7 (d) TRANSITION OF OIL IN TRANSIT.—The prohibi8 tion under subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to 

9 crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural 

10 gas, and coal that are loaded for transit or in transit to 

11 the United States on the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act. 


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Calendar No. 302 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3757 

A BILL 

To prohibit the importation of crude oil, petroleum, 

coal from the Russian Federation. petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and 

MARCH 7, 2022 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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