Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

Bill: 119-hr-2806
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2025-04-09
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2806 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2025 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Balderson , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Cline , Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Webster of Florida , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Babin , Ms. Maloy , Mr. Taylor , Mr. Shreve , Ms. Boebert , Mrs. Bice , and Mr. Smith of New Jersey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party; or (2) except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.