H. R. 6968 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
To prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian Federation, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be known as the ‘‘Ending Importation of Russian 
Oil Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF ENERGY PRODUCTS OF 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
All products of the Russian Federation classified under chapter 
27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall 
be banned from importation into the United States, in a manner 
consistent with any implementation actions issued under Executive 
Order 14066 (87 Fed. Reg. 13625; relating to prohibiting certain 
imports and new investments with respect to continued Russian 
Federation efforts to undermine the sovereignty and territorial 
integrity of Ukraine). 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF ENERGY 
PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to terminate 
the prohibition on importation of energy products of the Russian 
Federation under section 2 if the President submits to Congress 
a certification under subsection (c). Such termination shall take 
effect beginning on the date that is 90 calendar days after the 
date of submission of such certification, unless there is enacted 
into law during such 90-day period a joint resolution of disapproval. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND REPORT.—The President shall, not later 
than 45 calendar days before submitting a certification under sub-
section (a)— 
(1) consult with— 
(A) the Committee on Ways and Means and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) submit to all such committees a report that explains 
the basis for the determination of the President contained in 
such certification. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this subsection is a 
certification in writing that—
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(1) indicates that the President proposes to terminate under 
subsection (a) the prohibition under section 2; and 
(2) contains a determination of the President that the Rus-
sian Federation— 
(A) has reached an agreement to withdraw Russian 
forces and for the cessation of military hostilities that 
is accepted by the free and independent government of 
Ukraine; 
(B) poses no immediate military threat of aggression 
to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member; and 
(C) recognizes the right of the people of Ukraine to 
independently and freely choose their own government. 
(d) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘joint resolution of disapproval’’ means only a joint resolution— 
(A) that does not have a preamble; 
(B) the title of which is as follows: ‘‘Joint resolution 
disapproving the President’s certification under section 3(c) 
of the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act.’’; and 
(C) the matter after the resolving clause of which is 
as follows: ‘‘That Congress disapproves the certification 
of the President under section 3(c) of the Ending Importa-
tion of Russian Oil Act, submitted to Congress on lll’’, 
the blank space being filled in with the appropriate date. 
(2) INTRODUCTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 
During a period of 5 legislative days beginning on the date 
that a certification under subsection (c) is submitted to Con-
gress, a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in 
the House of Representatives by the majority leader or the 
minority leader. 
(3) INTRODUCTION IN THE SENATE.—During a period of 5 
days on which the Senate is in session beginning on the date 
that a certification under subsection (c) is submitted to Con-
gress, a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in 
the Senate by the majority leader (or the majority leader’s 
designee) or the minority leader (or the minority leader’s des-
ignee). 
(4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.— 
(A) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If a committee of the 
House to which a joint resolution of disapproval has been 
referred has not reported such joint resolution within 10 
legislative days after the date of referral, that committee 
shall be discharged from further consideration thereof. 
(B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—Beginning on the 
third legislative day after each committee to which a joint 
resolution of disapproval has been referred reports it to 
the House or has been discharged from further consider-
ation thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed to 
consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of 
order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall 
not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion 
to proceed on a joint resolution with regard to the same 
certification. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening 
motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to
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reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of 
shall not be in order. 
(C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against the joint 
resolution and against its consideration are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion 
except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled 
by the sponsor of the joint resolution (or a designee) and 
an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage 
of the joint resolution shall not be in order. 
(5) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint resolution of dis-
approval introduced in the Senate shall be referred to 
the Committee on Finance. 
(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the Committee on 
Finance has not reported such joint resolution of dis-
approval within 10 days on which the Senate is in session 
after the date of referral of such joint resolution, that 
committee shall be discharged from further consideration 
of such joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be 
placed on the appropriate calendar. 
(C) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Notwithstanding Rule XXII 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at 
any time after the Committee on Finance reports the joint 
resolution of disapproval to the Senate or has been dis-
charged from its consideration (even though a previous 
motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move 
to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 
consideration of the joint resolution) shall be waived. The 
motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not 
subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider 
the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 
to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of the joint resolution of disapproval is agreed 
to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business 
until disposed of. 
(D) DEBATE.—Debate on the joint resolution of dis-
approval, and on all debatable motions and appeals in 
connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 
10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the 
majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion 
to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An 
amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to 
proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion 
to recommit the joint resolution of disapproval is not in 
order. 
(E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage shall occur 
immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the 
joint resolution of disapproval and a single quorum call 
at the conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance 
with the rules of the Senate. 
(F) RULES OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.—Appeals from 
the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of 
the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure