To prohibit the importation of oil and gas products from Russia, Iran, or Venezuela, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6942
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-07
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Europe

Iran

Latin America

Middle East

Oil and gas

Russia

Trade restrictions

Venezuela
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the importation of petroleum products from Russia, Iran, or Venezuela. <i>Petroleum product</i> means crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product, including natural gas liquid product.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6942 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2022 Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the importation of oil and gas products from Russia, Iran, or Venezuela, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on oil and gas imports Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the importation of any petroleum product (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6202 )) originating from Russia, Iran, or Venezuela into the customs territory of the United States (as such term is defined in General Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule) is prohibited.