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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 Govern-
ment 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 en-
hanced 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changing crude oil market conditions and repealed all re-
strictions 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), in-
cluding 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 petro-
leum products has declined to historic lows; and 
Whereas free trade, open markets, and competition have con-
tributed to the rise of the United States as a global energy 
superpower: Now, therefore, be it 
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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 
Government should not impose any restrictions 
on the export of crude oil or other petroleum 
products. 
MARCH 23, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House 
Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
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