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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7009 

To prohibit the importation of all petroleum products originating from Russia 

into the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2022 

Mr. MANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 

and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit the importation of all petroleum products originating from Russia into the United States, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Use Stocks, Stop Rus5 sia Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF RUSSIAN PE2 TROLEUM PRODUCTS. 

3 (a) PROHIBITION.—The President shall prohibit the 

4 importation of all petroleum products (as such term is de5 fined in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

6 Act (42 U.S.C. 6202)) originating from Russia into the 

7 customs territory of the United States (as such term is 

8 defined in General Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff 

9 Schedule). 

10 (b) REMOVAL.—The President may remove the prohi11 bition under subsection (a) with respect to petroleum 

12 products described in such subsection if the President de13 termines that all hostile Russian troops have been with14 drawn from areas under the sovereignty of Ukraine. 

15 SEC. 3. KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE. 

16 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—TransCanada Keystone Pipe17 line, L.P. may construct, connect, operate, and maintain 

18 the pipeline facilities at the international border of the 

19 United States and Canada at Phillips County, Montana, 

20 for the import of oil from Canada to the United States 

21 as described in the Presidential Permit of March 29, 2019 

22 (84 Fed. Reg. 13101 (April 3, 2019)). 

23 (b) PRESIDENTIAL PERMITS.—No Presidential per24 mit or any other Executive order shall be required for the 

25 construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the 

26 pipeline facilities described in paragraph (1). 


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1 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DOMESTIC ETH2 ANOL AND OTHER FUELS. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that the United States— 

4 (1) can use domestically produced energy, in5 cluding renewable energy, to meet the current de6 mand for energy in the United States; and 

7 (2) should prioritize the use of available inven8 tories and surpluses of fossil fuel and ethanol in the 

9 United States before using fossil fuel and ethanol 

10 that is imported from foreign countries. 

11 SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON DRAWDOWN AND SALE OF PETRO12 LEUM PRODUCTS FROM THE STRATEGIC PE13 TROLEUM RESERVE. 

14 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 

15 the period that begins on the date of enactment of this 

16 Act and ends on the date the President determines that 

17 all hostile Russian troops have been withdrawn from areas 

18 under the sovereignty of Ukraine, the drawdown and sale 

19 of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Re20 serve is prohibited. 

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