Title: Expressing opposition to the completion of Nord Stream II, and for other purposes.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Expresses opposition to the completion of Nord Stream II, the gas pipeline that would transport natural gas from Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany.
Urges the President to support European energy security through a policy of diversification to lessen reliance on Russia.
Supports the imposition of sanctions with respect to Nord Stream II.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1035 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1035

  Expressing opposition to the completion of Nord Stream II, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    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. Sensenbrenner, 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 determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               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;
Whereas Nord Stream II will increase Russian control over the European energy 
        market;
Whereas Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, stated that Nord 
        Stream II would ``not help diversification, 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 drastically diminish the existing Ukrainian gas transit 
        system;
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 national 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 expressed strong 
        opposition to Nord Stream II through statements and legislation: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (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 Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9526).
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