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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6748 
To impose sanctions with respect to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. BANKS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 
BURGESS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. MANN, and Mr. WILLIAMS of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions with respect to the Nord Stream 2 
pipeline and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midland Over Moscow 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN ENERGY INDEPEND-
ENCE. 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec-
retary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall, within 180 days, submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees, a strategy de-
tailing the use of diplomatic, financial, and economic 
means to strengthen United States energy independence, 
and work with NATO, and other allies and partners, to 
make countries in the European continent less dependent 
on Russian oil and gas. The strategy shall have the fol-
lowing elements: 
(1) A description of how the reduction of regu-
latory barriers to domestic energy production could 
assist in these objectives. 
(2) A description of how economic sanctions can 
be utilized to counter the Russian Federation’s at-
tempts to make Europe dependent on Russian oil 
and gas, including a description on how the Presi-
dent will end waivers provided pursuant to the Pro-
tecting European Energy Security through Sanc-
tions Act (PEESA) in connection with the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline. 
(3) A description of how sanctions on Russia’s 
financial sector, including on multiple major banks 
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and financial systems within the Russian Federa-
tion, could be utilized to counter Russia’s energy ex-
ports to Europe. 
(4) A description of how the President will use 
economic sanctions to permanently and irreversibly 
stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, prevent its con-
struction, and punish all persons and entities re-
sponsible for its attempted construction, operation, 
or development. 
(5) A description of how diplomatic efforts 
could be utilized to bring together our European and 
NATO allies, including Germany, to permanently 
and irreversibly stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. 
(6) A description of how Russia’s growing rela-
tionship with China and Iran in the energy sector ef-
fects United States security interests. 
(7) A description of how the President will end 
the moratorium on oil and gas leases on public land. 
(8) A description of how diplomatic efforts 
could be utilized to promote dialogue within the Eu-
ropean Union on their efforts to diversify their nat-
ural gas supply through the Southern Gas Corridor. 
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SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATED TO NORD 
STREAM 2. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later than 10 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall impose sanctions under subsection (b)(1) with 
respect to— 
(1) any entity responsible for planning, con-
struction, maintenance, technical assistance, engi-
neering assistance, financing, or operation of the 
Nord Stream 2 pipeline or a successor entity; and 
(2) any other corporate officer of or principal 
shareholder with a controlling interest in an entity 
described in paragraph (1). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(A) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The Presi-
dent shall exercise all of the powers granted to 
the President under the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) to the extent necessary to block and pro-
hibit all transactions in property and interests 
in property of the foreign person if such prop-
erty and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or 
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