Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Bill: 117-hres-1260
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-07-26
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Asia

China

Congressional-executive branch relations

Department of Energy

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Executive Office of the President

Government information and archives

Oil and gas

Strategic materials and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 142.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: This resolution requests the President and the Department of Energy to provide the House of Representatives certain documents and information about plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to subsequently replenish the reserve.

action_date: 2022-09-30
action_desc: Reported to House
text: his resolution requests the President and the Department of Energy to provide the House of Representatives certain documents and information about plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to subsequently replenish the reserve.

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1260 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Armstrong submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

That the President is requested, and the Secretary of Energy is directed, to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of all documents, memoranda, and advisory legal opinions, including notes from meetings, memos, and telephone and electronic mail records, to the extent that any such one or more items are within the possession of the President or the Secretary, respectively, and refer or relate to the following: (1) Plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including to entities under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party, before Federal elections in November 2022. (2) Plans to acquire petroleum products for storage in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to replace petroleum products drawn down and sold from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 142 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1260 [Report No. 117–536] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Armstrong submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 30, 2022 Reported adversely from the Committee on Energy and Commerce , referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

That the President is requested, and the Secretary of Energy is directed, to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of all documents, memoranda, and advisory legal opinions, including notes from meetings, memos, and telephone and electronic mail records, to the extent that any such one or more items are within the possession of the President or the Secretary, respectively, and refer or relate to the following: (1) Plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including to entities under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party, before Federal elections in November 2022. (2) Plans to acquire petroleum products for storage in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to replace petroleum products drawn down and sold from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

September 30, 2022 Reported adversely from the Committee on Energy and Commerce , referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed