Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
Sponsored by Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
Jan 25, 2023
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from selling petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party. It also requires the Department of Energy to impose a condition on any sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that the oil not be exported to China.
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Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act 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, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party. Further, DOE must require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that the oil not be exported to China.