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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 2806

Introduced

Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

Sponsor
RRandy K. Weber, Sr.· Texas
Introduced
April 9, 2025
Policy area
Energy
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.April 9, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2806 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2806

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products 
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.

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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

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A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products 
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America's Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve from China Act''.

SEC. 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.
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