Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

Bill: 118-s-218
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-02-01
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Asia

China

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Oil and gas

Strategic materials and reserves

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the sale and export of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from selling petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the SPR to any entity that is under the ownership or control of China. Further, DOE must require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that the oil not be exported to China.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 218 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 1, 2023 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Manchin , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. King , Mr. Braun , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Cotton , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Cornyn , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Moran , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Lee , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act . 2. Prohibition on sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve— (1) to any entity that is under the ownership or control of the Chinese Communist Party or the People's Republic of China; or (2) except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.