IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1035 
Expressing opposition to the completion of Nord Stream II, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Ms. STEFANIK, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. TURNER, Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida, Mr. 
BACON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. HECK, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
HARRIS, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, and Mr. HUDSON) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 
the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing opposition to the completion of Nord Stream 
II, and for other purposes. 
Whereas Nord Stream II is an underwater gas pipeline that, 
if completed, will transport natural gas from the Russian 
Federation through the Baltic Sea to Germany; 
Whereas Russia controls the supply of nearly 40 percent of 
Europe’s gas and 11 European countries rely on Russian 
gas for 75 percent or more for their annual needs; 
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Whereas Nord Stream II will increase Russian control over 
the European energy market; 
Whereas Donald Tusk, the President of the European Coun-
cil, stated that Nord Stream II would ‘‘not help diver-
sification, nor would it reduce [European] dependency’’ 
on Russian gas; 
Whereas it has been longstanding United States policy to 
support European energy security through diversification 
of supplies, such as the Southern Gas Corridor which will 
deliver Caspian Sea energy resources to Southern and 
Central Europe; 
Whereas the existing Ukrainian gas transit system currently 
has 55 billion cubic meters of spare capacity which is 
equal to Nord Stream II’s planned capacity; 
Whereas Ukraine has been a stable and reliable transit hub 
for energy flowing to European destinations; 
Whereas Russia’s geopolitical interest in Nord Stream II is 
not to increase European energy security, but rather to 
drive a wedge between countries in Europe and dras-
tically diminish the existing Ukrainian gas transit sys-
tem; 
Whereas according to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
Energy Diplomacy, Sanda Oudkirk, ‘‘because [Nord 
Stream II] has such a potentially large impact on the na-
tional security of some of our largest partners in the 
world, it has an impact on our national security’’; and 
Whereas Members of Congress on a bipartisan basis have ex-
pressed strong opposition to Nord Stream II through 
statements and legislation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) finds that Nord Stream II is a drastic step 
backwards for European energy security and United 
States interests; 
(2) calls upon European governments to reject 
the Nord Stream II project; 
(3) urges the President to use all available 
means to support European energy security through 
a policy of diversification to lessen reliance on the 
Russia Federation; and 
(4) supports the imposition of sanctions with 
respect to Nord Stream II under section 232 of the 
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc-
tions Act (22 U.S.C. 9526). 
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